Suppose that the standard deviation of returns from a typical share is about .40 (or 40 percent)

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Suppose that the standard deviation of returns from a typical share is about .40 (or 40 percent) a year. The correlation between the returns of each pair of shares is about .3.

a. Calculate the variance and standard deviation of the returns on a portfolio that has equal investments in two shares, three shares, and so on, up to 10 shares.

b. Use your estimates to draw a graph like Figure 7.8. How large is the underlying market risk that cannot be diversified away?

c. Now repeat the problem, assuming that the correlation between each pair of stocks iszero.

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Principles of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-0072869460

7th edition

Authors: Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers

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