If the Standard Deviation of Annual Returns on the Asset

question 69

Multiple Choice

If the standard deviation of annual returns on the asset is 20% and the interval is half a year, then the downside change is equal to:

• A) 37.9%
• B) 19.3%
• C) 20.1%
• D) 13.2%

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Definitions:

Ova

The female reproductive cells, or eggs, which are capable of developing into a new organism when fertilized by a sperm cell.

Oocytes

Immature eggs found in the ovaries of females that, upon maturation, can undergo ovulation and potentially fertilization.

Endometrium

The mucous membrane lining the interior of the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo.

Blastocyst

An early stage of embryonic development, a structure formed in the early development of mammals, consisting of a sphere of cells surrounding an inner fluid-filled cavity.