The Total Number of Variance and Covariance Terms in Portfolio

question 20

Multiple Choice

The total number of variance and covariance terms in portfolio is N².How many of these would be (including non-unique) covariance's?

• A)N
• B)N²
• C)N² - N
• D)N² - N/2
• E)None of the above.

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