If the Covariance Between Stock a and Stock B Is

question 53

Multiple Choice

If the covariance between stock A and stock B is 100,the standard deviation of stock A is 10% and that of stock B is 20%,calculate the correlation coefficient between the two securities.

• A)-0.5
• B)+1.0
• C)+0.5
• D)0.0

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