Utilizing the Security Market Line an Investor Owning a Stock

question 73

Multiple Choice

Utilizing the security market line an investor owning a stock with a beta of -2 would expect the stock's return to ____ in a market that was expected to decline 15%.

• A) Rise or fall an indeterminate amount
• B) Fall by 3%
• C) Fall by 30%
• D) Rise by 13%
• E) Rise by 30%

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