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Which of the following statements is not always true with respect to the four rules of portfolio theory
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Portfolio realized returns are the weighted average of the realized returns of the individual securities included in the portfolio. |
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Portfolio weights must sum to one. |
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None of the answers is correct |
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Portfolio risk measured as the standard deviation is the weighted average of the standard deviations of the individual securities included in the portfolio. |
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Portfolio risk measured by beta is the weighted average of the betas of the individual securities included in the portfolio. Which of the following statements is NOT correct? options:
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Question 1
Option 4
Return and beta of a portfolio are weighted average of return and beta of individual securities in the portfolio, hnce option 1 and 5 are correct.
Sum of weights of individual securities in a portfolio must amount to 1 hence option 2 is true.
Standard deviation of a portfolio is not the weighted average of standard deviation of individual portfolio hence option 4 is incorrect.
Since option 4 is incorrect, option 3 is invalid.
Question 2
option 5
Makret has a beta of 1, so if has a stock has a beta higher than 1, it is riskier than market hence option 1 is true.
A beta of zero would imply that there is no risk hence option 2 is true
As per CAPM, expected return=Risk free rate+(Market rate-risk free rate)*Beta, as the beta rises, that is stocks get risky, value of expected return rises,hence option 3 is true
Makret has a beta of 1, so if has a stock has a beta lowerer than 1, it is less riskier than market hence option 4 is true.
Since options 1-4 are correct, option 5 is the answer.