A Portfolio of Stocks Where Each Stock Has a Large

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A portfolio of stocks where each stock has a large component of independent risk benefits when such stocks are held in a portfolio, because the independent risks are averaged out. This is also referred to as diversification of risks.

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Definitions:

Profit-maximizing Output

The level of production at which a firm achieves the highest possible profit, where marginal cost equals marginal revenue.

Total Cost

The sum of all costs required to produce a certain amount of a good or service, including fixed and variable costs.

Duopoly

A two-firm oligopoly.

Demand Curve

A graph depicting the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded by consumers, typically sloping downwards from left to right.