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A stock has an expected return of .12 and return variance of .25 What is the volatility of this stock return? sqrt(.25)=.5=50% sqrt(.25-.12)=.361=36.1% .25^.25=.0625=6.25% A

A stock has an expected return of .12 and return variance of .25

What is the volatility of this stock return?

sqrt(.25)=.5=50%

sqrt(.25-.12)=.361=36.1%

.25^.25=.0625=6.25%

A stock has normally distributed returns with expected return of 10% and volatility of 15%. What is the probability that the return in a given year is above 40%?

More than 3%.

Less than 3%.

Less than .3%.

More than 47%.

Stock A has an expected return of 8%, stock B has an expected return of 2%. You have $100. You buy $200 of A and short $100 of B. What is the expected return of your portfolio?

8%

2%

14%

16%

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