In: Finance
Consider the following information about Stocks I and II:
State of Economy | Probability of state of economy | Stock 1 | Stock 2 |
Recession | 0.28 | 0.05 | -0.20 |
Normal | 0.53 | 0.17 | 0.07 |
Irrational Exuberance | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.40 |
The market risk premium is 8 percent, and the risk-free rate is 2 percent.
The standard deviation on Stock 1's return is ________ percent, and the Stock 1 beta is _________. The standard deviation on Stock 2's return is ________ percent, and the Stock 2 beta is _________. Therefor, based on the stock's systematic risk/beta, Stock ______ is "riskier"