The Tracking Error of an Optimized Portfolio Can Be Expressed

question 13

Multiple Choice

The tracking error of an optimized portfolio can be expressed in terms of the ____________ of the portfolio, and thus reveals ____________.

• A) return; portfolio performance
• B) total risk; portfolio performance
• C) beta; portfolio performance
• D) beta; benchmark risk
• E) relative return; benchmark risk

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Definitions:

Price Discriminate

The strategy of selling the same product to different customers at different prices based on what the seller believes each customer is willing to pay.

Marginal Revenue Curve

A graphical representation that shows how marginal revenue varies as output level changes, typically downward sloping for firms in competitive markets.

Demand Curve

A chart that displays how the cost of an item correlates with the amount of that item buyers are prepared to buy at different price levels.

Unregulated Monopolist

A monopoly that operates without regulatory oversight, setting prices and output levels without external control.