Reference no: EM133110152
1). Combining different formulas
Find the standard deviation of the market portfolio using the following information:
• The stock C has a beta of 1.3
• The standard deviation of C is 27 %
• The correlation coefficient between C and the market portfolio is 0.78
2). Comparing stocks
You have the opportunity to invest in either stock A or stock B, and we know the following:
Stock A has a standard deviation of 0.40, and the correlation between A and the market portfolio is 0.4
Stock B has a standard deviation of 0.3, and the correlation between B and the market portfolio is 0.8 The market portfolio has a variance of 0.04.
a) Which stock has the highest beta?
b) Which stock has the highest expected return? Motivate your answer using a maximum of 100 words.