What Is the Sharpe Measure for the S&P 500 Over

question 51

Multiple Choice

What is the Sharpe measure for the S&P 500 over the last ten years if the standard deviation was 8 percent and the return was 14 percent?

• A) 1.55
• B) 1.69
• C) 1.75
• D) 1.99
• E) 2.09

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