Sharpe's Measure of Portfolio Performance Compares the Risk Premium on a Portfolio

question 41

True/False

Sharpe's measure of portfolio performance compares the risk premium on a portfolio to the portfolio's standard deviation of return.

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Definitions:

IUPAC

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, an organization that sets standards for naming chemical compounds and elements, among other activities in the chemistry field.

Hydrogen Bonded

Describes a type of chemical bond that occurs when a hydrogen atom, which is covalently bonded to a highly electronegative atom, forms an electrostatic or partial covalent bond with another electronegative atom.

Tertiary Amides

Amides derived from carboxylic acids where the nitrogen atom is bonded to three other carbon atoms, not including the carbonyl carbon.

Secondary Amides

Organic compounds characterized by a carbonyl group (C=O) attached to a nitrogen atom, which in turn is bonded to two alkyl or aryl groups.