Diversification Flashcards

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What are the two different types of risk? How can we repreetn them?

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What is the formula of variance of the combination of two random variables?

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How can we calculate the variance using a covariance matrix?

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How many elements of the matrix are variances and how many are covariances? how can the limit show unsystematic risk?

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How can we rewrite che variance formula using correlations? What values does it take when correlation is 1,0 or -1?

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Show what happens to risk when we double y? Show instead what happens when we include a second risky asset

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What is the portfolio frontier?Whats the concept behind it?

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