Consider an Equally Weighted Portfolio That Contains Five Stocks

question 100

Multiple Choice

Consider an equally weighted portfolio that contains five stocks.If the average volatility of these stocks is 40% and the average correlation between the stocks is .5,then the volatility of this equally weighted portfolio is closest to:

• A).17.
• B).03.
• C).41.
• D).19.

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