Market Risk Refers to the Tendency of a Stock to Move

question 9

True/False

Market risk refers to the tendency of a stock to move with the general stock market. A stock with above average market risk will tend to be more volatile than an average stock, and it will definitely have a beta which is greater than 1.0.

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