The expected rates of return on stocks A and B are 8,75% and 12,00%,...
The expected rates of return on stocks A and B are 8,75% and 12,00%, respectively, next period. The corresponding variances of the returns are 0,015469 and 0,03960, while the correlation in the returns are expected to equal minus 0,212. When putting together your portfolio, assume that (i) the weights on the stocks A and B must sum to 1,00, and also (ii) you are not allowed to borrow funds ("short sell"):
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For an equally weighted portfolio of the two securities, what is nextperiod's expected rate of return?
For an equally weighted portfolio of the two securities, what is the standarddeviation of next period's expected rate of return?
For the minimum-variance portfolio; what is the weight on stock B?