When Ranking the Riskiness of Securities Using the Standard Deviation

question 1

Multiple Choice

When ranking the riskiness of securities using the standard deviation, the highest risk security to the lowest risk security is as follows:

• A)Small stocks, large stocks, long-term government bonds, U.S. treasury bills.
• B)Long-term government bonds, small stocks, large stocks, U.S. treasury bills.
• C)Large stocks, small stocks, long-term government bonds, U.S. treasury bills.
• D)Small stocks, long-term government bonds, large stocks, U.S. treasury bills.
• E)U.S. treasury bills, long-term government bonds, large stocks, small stocks.

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