The Variance of Returns for a Portfolio of Stocks Is

question 65

Multiple Choice

The variance of returns for a portfolio of stocks is computed by dividing the sum of the

• A)squared deviations by (the number of returns minus one).
• B)average returns by (the number of returns minus one).
• C)average returns by (the number of returns plus one).
• D)squared deviations by the average rate of return.
• E)squared deviations by (the number of returns plus one).

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