The Slope of the Linear Relation Between the Returns on a Stock

question 2

Multiple Choice

The slope of the linear relation between the returns on a stock and the returns on the market portfolio is called the:

• A) alpha
• B) beta
• C) covariance
• D) coefficient of variance

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