Given that stocks X & Y have, the following expected returns and standard deviations as...

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Given that stocks X & Y have, the following expected returns and standard deviations as depicted in the table below;

Stock X

Stock Y

E(R)

20%

40%

Standard Deviation

30%

50%

If the correlation between the two stocks is -0.7 and the weights of the assets in the portfolio are 2/6 and 4/6 for Stock X and Y respectively,

  1. Estimate the variance of the portfolio.

EV (10 marks)

  1. Discuss the significance and effect of the correlation coefficient of -0.7 on the diversification of the portfolio. CR (10 Marks)

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