Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Beta differs from volatility.
• B)The risk premium investors can earn by holding the market portfolio is the difference between the market portfolio's expected return and the risk-free interest rate.
• C)Stocks in cyclical industries,in which revenues tend to vary greatly over the business cycle,are likely to be more sensitive to systematic risk and have higher betas than stocks in less sensitive industries.
• D)If we assume that the market portfolio (or the S&P 500)is efficient,then changes in the value of the market portfolio represent unsystematic shocks to the economy.

Recognize the disclosure requirements for provisions, contingent liabilities, and contingent assets.

Understand the principles and assumptions behind the Treynor-Black model in portfolio management.

Calculate the standard deviation of returns on an active portfolio given its beta, the standard deviation of the market index, and its nonsystematic variance.

Describe the optimal weighting of securities within an active portfolio according to the Treynor-Black model.

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Definitions:

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