As the Number of Individual Stocks in a Portfolio Increases

question 58

Multiple Choice

As the number of individual stocks in a portfolio increases, the portfolio standard deviation:

• A)increases at a constant rate.
• B)remains unchanged.
• C)decreases at a constant rate.
• D)decreases at a diminishing rate.
• E)decreases at an increasing rate.

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