If the Correlation Between Two Stocks Is -1,the Returns

question 5

Multiple Choice

If the correlation between two stocks is -1,the returns:

• A) generally move in the same direction.
• B) move perfectly opposite one another.
• C) are unrelated to one another as it is < 0.
• D) have standard deviations of equal size but opposite signs.
• E) None of these.

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