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rf 4%
the overall risk of a portfolio is not dependent upon the risk of individual secu
assumptions
the securities are divisible
returns and risk of the securities can be ascertained
investors are rational
investors have complete information about the market
risk perception of all the individual investors are alike
covariance between the returns of the securities can be computed
there is no risk free security
Security B
31%
6%
coeff of
correlation -0.003
on the risk of individual securities but it is dependent upon the covariance between the returns of the securities
can be computed
The efficient frontier is a concept in modern portfolio theory
introduced by Harry Markowitz and others in 1952. It is the set of
portfolios each with the feature that no other portfolio exists with Chart Title
a higher expected
The efficient returnisbut
frontier with the
a concept in same standard
modern deviation
portfolio theory of
introduced by Harry Markowitz 35.00%
return.
and others in 1952. It is the set of
portfolios each with the feature that no other portfolio exists with
a higher expected return but with the same standard deviation of
return.
30.00%
25.00%
20.00%
Return
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
2.50% 3.00% 3.50% 4.00% 4.50% 5.00% 5.
Risk
Risk
Loan 1000000
Period 10
Rate 12%
EMI 14,347.09
Rf 7%
NEW PF RISK = WEIGHT OF THE RISKY ASSET * STD DEV OF THE RISKY ASS
Risky PF ( A and B)
WA
WB
0.6
0.4 In the presence of risk free security
Risk of a risky security with risk free security only depends on the weight and risk of risky secu
7%
Wrf W(A+B) WA
40.00%
35.00%
31.83% PF1
PF11
30.00% PF10
PF9
PF8
25.00% PF7
PF6
PF5
22.00%
20.00% PF4
PF3
PF2
15.00% PF1
10.00%
7.00%
5.00%
0.00%
SHARPE RATIO IS MAX 0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% 5.00% 6.00% 7.00
N OF TWO RISKY ASSETS
UTILITY = ER - 0.5*A*VAR
Utility A Var Risk Return
20 5 1% 1% 20.025
20 5 4% 2% 20.1
20 5 9% 3% 20.225
20 5 16% 4% 20.4
20 5 25% 5% 20.625
WB
0.32
41.76%
31.83% PF12
PF11
PF10
PF9