A Stock's Beta Measures The

question 56

Multiple Choice

A stock's beta measures the:

• A) average return on the stock.
• B) variability in the stock's returns compared to that of the market portfolio.
• C) difference between the return on the stock and the return on the market portfolio.
• D)market risk premium on the stock.

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Definitions:

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