A Stock Has a Correlation with the Market of

question 68

Multiple Choice

A stock has a correlation with the market of .45. The standard deviation of the market is 21%, and the standard deviation of the stock is 35%. What is the stock's beta?

• A) 1
• B) .75
• C) .60
• D) .55

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