The Treynor-Black Model Does Not Assume That

question 20

Multiple Choice

The Treynor-Black model does not assume that

• A) the objective of security analysis is to form an active portfolio of a limited number of mispriced securities.
• B) the cost of less than full diversification comes from the nonsystematic risk of the mispriced stock.
• C) the optimal weight of a mispriced security in the active portfolio is a function of the degree of mispricing, the market sensitivity of the security, and its degree of nonsystematic risk.
• D) indexing is always optimal.

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Definitions:

Income

A measure of money received by an individual or household over a certain period of time, typically earned through work, investments, or other sources.

Price

The amount of money required to purchase a product or service, typically determined by supply and demand dynamics.

Marginal Rate

The rate at which one quantity changes with respect to a change in another, at the margin, especially in the context of cost or tax.

Utility Function

A representation in economics of how a consumer ranks different bundles of goods based on the level of satisfaction (utility) each bundle provides.