The Standard Deviation of a Portfolio Is a Function of the Standard

question 9

True/False

The standard deviation of a portfolio is a function of the standard deviations of the individual securities in the portfolio, the proportion of the portfolio invested in those securities, and the correlation between the returns of those securities.

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