Question 2 The expected returns and standard deviation of returns for two securities are as follows:   Security Z Security Y   Expected Return 15% 35%   Standard Deviation 20% 40%       The correlation between the returns is +0.25. a) Calculate the expected return and standard deviation for the following portfolios:   i) All in Z ii) 0.75 in Z and 0.25 in Y iii) 0.5 in Z and 0.5 in Y iv) 0.25 in Z and 0.75 in Y v) All in Y b) Draw the mean-standard deviation frontier.   c) Which portfolios might not be held by an investor who likes high expected return and low standard deviation?

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The expected returns and standard deviation of returns for two securities are as follows:

  Security Z Security Y  
Expected Return 15% 35%  
Standard Deviation 20% 40%  

 

 

The correlation between the returns is +0.25.

a) Calculate the expected return and standard deviation for the following portfolios:

 

i) All in Z

ii) 0.75 in Z and 0.25 in Y

iii) 0.5 in Z and 0.5 in Y

iv) 0.25 in Z and 0.75 in Y

v) All in Y

b) Draw the mean-standard deviation frontier.

 

c) Which portfolios might not be held by an investor who likes high expected return and low standard deviation?

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