Question: Please need help!!! 1. Whats the correlation coefficient between the two stocks? A) 0.8 B) -0.8 C) -0.9 D) 0.9 2. Which of the following

Please need help!!!

1. Whats the correlation coefficient between the two stocks?

A) 0.8

B) -0.8

C) -0.9

D) 0.9

2. Which of the following statements is true regarding the optimal risky portfolio:

  1. It is designated by the point of tangency with iso-utility curve and the capital allocation line.
  2. It is designated by the point of highest Sharpe ratio in the opportunity set.
  3. It is designed by the point of tangency with the opportunity set and the securities market line.
  4. This portfolio gives the highest standard deviation risk per unit of risk premium in the opportunity set.

3. Consider a T-bill with a rate of return of 5 percent and the following risky securities. From which set of portfolios, formed with the T-bill and any one of the 4 risky securities, would a risk averse investor always choose his portfolio?

Security A: E(r) = 0.15; Variance = 0.04

Security B: E(r) = 0.10; Variance = 0.0225

Security C: E(r) = 0.12; Variance = 0.01

Security D: E(r) = 0.13; Variance = 0.0625

A) The set of portfolios formed with the T-bill and security A.

B) The set of portfolios formed with the T-bill and security B.

C) The set of portfolios formed with the T-bill and security C.

D) The set of portfolios formed with the T-bill and security D.

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