You Have Computed the Expected Return Using VaR with a 2.5

question 22

Multiple Choice

You have computed the expected return using VaR with a 2.5 percent probability for a one-year period of time.How would this expected return be expressed on a normal distribution curve?

• A) lower tail starting at the point that is 2.5 standard deviations below the mean
• B) lower tail of a 95 percent probability range
• C) the point that corresponds to 2.5 standard deviations below the mean
• D) the point that represents the lower end of the 90 percent probability range
• E) the negative range that lies within 2.5 standard deviations of the mean

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