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Risk and Return
Concepts
1. Expected Return
2. Measures of Risk - Variance and Standard
Deviation
3. Portfolio Risk and Return
4. Diversification
5. Capital Asset Pricing Model- (CAPM)
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1. Expected Return
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1. Expected Return
1. Expected Return
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1. Expected Return
where
E[R] = the expected return on the stock,
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1. Expected Return on Stocks A and B
Stock A
Stock B
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2. Measures of Risk - Variance and Standard
Deviation
The expected return on Stock A was found to be
12.5% and the expected return on Stock B was
found to be 20%.
Given an asset's expected return, its variance can
be calculated using the following equation:
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2. Measures of Risk - Variance and Standard
Deviation
Where
Stock B
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2. Measures of Risk - Variance and Standard Deviation
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3. Portfolio Risk and Return
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3. Portfolio Expected Return
where
E[Rp] = the expected return on the portfolio,
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3. Expected Return on a Portfolio of Stocks A and B
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3. Portfolio Variance and Standard Deviation
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3. Expected Return on a Portfolio of Stocks A and B
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Covariance and Correlation Coefficent between
the Returns on Stocks A and B
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Variance and Standard Deviation on a Portfolio of Stocks A and B
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Variance and Standard Deviation on a Portfolio of Stocks
A and B
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