Exam 4 Flashcards
Correlation
Measurement of co-movement between two variables
Standard Deviation
Past return volatility of an investment
Coefficient of Variation
Relative measure of risk-return relationship
Negatively Correlated
Moving differently from each other over time
Positively Correlated
Moving together over time
“Firm-Specific Risk”
Diversifiable Risk
“Market Risk”
Non-Diversifiable Risk
Market Risks
Interest Rate, Inflation, Economic Growth, Exchange Rate
Modern Portfolio Theory
Procedure for combining securities into a portfolio to minimize risk
Optimal Portfolio
Best portfolio of securities that achieves the highest expected return for a given risk level
Efficient Portfolio
Portfolio that achieves the highest return for each level of risk
Efficient Frontier
Set of all efficient portfolios
Dominant Porfolio
Portfoliothat achieves higher return than one with comparable or greater risk
CAPM
RFR + B (Market Rate - RFR)
Market Risk Premium
Market Risk - RFR