Assume Stock a Has a Standard Deviation of 0

question 93

True/False

Assume Stock A has a standard deviation of 0.21 while Stock B has a standard deviation of 0.10.If both Stock A and Stock B must be held in isolation,and if investors are risk averse,we can conclude that Stock A will have a greater required return.However,if the assets could be held in portfolios,it is conceivable that the required return could be higher on the low standard deviation stock.

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