A Portfolio Has an Expected Annual Return of 15

question 89

Multiple Choice

A portfolio has an expected annual return of 15.7 percent and a standard deviation of 19.6 percent.What is the smallest expected loss over the next calendar quarter given a probability of 1 percent?

• A) −15.11 percent
• B) −16.23 percent
• C) −16.49 percent
• D) −18.08 percent
• E) −18.87 percent

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