Wallace's Line Refers to the __________________

question 46

Multiple Choice

Wallace's Line refers to the __________________.

• A) fault in Australia where earthquakes are particularly severe
• B) line separating Australian animal species from non-Australian species
• C) middle ridge of the Great Dividing Range
• D) place at which Australian waters are divided from New Zealand waters
• E) dividing line between the Southern and Pacific oceans

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Definitions:

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An indicator of how much a stock's price fluctuates in comparison to the general market, representing its risk relative to the market norm.

Treynor-Black Model

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Alpha Coefficient

A measure of the performance on a risk-adjusted basis of an investment portfolio, indicating excess return over the benchmark.

Beta Coefficient

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