An Investor Can Design a Risky Portfolio Based on Two

question 84

Multiple Choice

An investor can design a risky portfolio based on two stocks, A and B. Stock A has an expected return of 18% and a standard deviation of return of 20%. Stock B has an expected return of 14% and a standard deviation of return of 5%. The correlation coefficient between the returns of A and B is .50. The risk-free rate of return is 10%. The proportion of the optimal risky portfolio that should be invested in stock A is ________.

• A) 0%
• B) 40%
• C) 60%
• D) 100%

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