In Chapter 11 we discussed diversifiable vs. non-diversifiable
(i.e., "Systematic") risk.
A diversified portfolio reduces non-systematic (i.e.,
"diversifiable") risk.
But, what if I do not diversify, and therefore hold some portion
of diversifiable risk that I have not reduced through
diversification? I am taking more risk, and I need more return to
compensate me for the additional risk.
But, will the marketplace compensate me for the additional risk
I am taking? Will assets be priced such that I can comfortably...
Explain the differences between total risk, unsystematic risk,
and systematic risk. Identify which risk is measured by standard
deviation and which is measured by beta.
Types of Risk
Explain the differences between total risk, unsystematic risk,
and systematic risk. Identify which risk is measured by standard
deviation and which is measured by beta. Please explain
indepth.
Explain the difference between systematic risk and unsystematic
risk. If you had a portfolio with five stocks and wanted to reduce
the systematic risk, would you be able to do so by adding ten more
stocks? Explain.
a) Explain the difference between systematic risk and
unsystematic risk.
b) What are some examples of each?
c) Assume you are considering an investment in a new medical
company that has developed a tiny robot that enters the body and
(hopefully) destroys cancer tumors. If it works in clinical trials,
the company will have cured cancer (and be very valuable); if it
fails in clinical trials, the robot will be killing patients (and
the company will be worthless). Under the...
Distinguish between unique/firm specific risk and
systematic/market risk for an individual stock which of these does
the market used to determine the riskiness and therefore the price
of the stock?
Contribute Wiki on given topic: Systematic risk and expected
returns in emerging markets. Systematic risk, also known as "market
risk" or "un-diversifiable risk", is the doubt inherent to the
entire market. Also brought up to as volatility systematic risk
consists of the day-to-day fluctuations in a stock's price.
Volatility is a criterion of risk because it refers to the
behavior, or "temperament," of your investment rather than the
reason for this behavior. Because market movement is the cause why
people...