The Risk of an Individual Security That Will Be Compensated

question 80

Multiple Choice

The risk of an individual security that will be compensated by the market depends upon the

• A)standard deviation of that security.
• B)covariance of that security with the market.
• C)expected rate of return on that security.
• D)security's historical variance.
• E)industry most associated with that security.

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