Suppose that you have a stock with a market beta of zero. This means that: a) the stock has no risk for an investor when held alone. b) the stock adds no risk when held in a market portfolio. c) the stock´s returns must have a standard deviation of zero. d) the expected return on this stock must be zero or negative. e) this stock´s returns must be uncorrelated with the market returns. pls show procedure, thanks

Suppose that you have a stock with a market beta of zero. This means that: a) the stock has no risk for an investor when held alone. b) the stock adds no risk when held in a market portfolio. c) the stock´s returns must have a standard deviation of zero. d) the expected return on this stock must be zero or negative. e) this stock´s returns must be uncorrelated with the market returns. pls show procedure, thanks

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter2: Fundamental Economic Concepts

Section: Chapter Questions

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