A portfolio of assets has lower risk than holding one asset, but the same expected return and higher transaction costs. Which of the following statements is most correct? A. The portfolio is attractive to people who are risk-averse and risk-neutral, but not to risk seekers B. The portfolio is attractive to investors who are risk-neutral C. The portfolio is not attractive to investors who are risk-neutral D. The portfolio is attractive to investors who are risk seekers

Which of the following statements is correct concerning a mean-variance efficient portfolio of risky assets in a world where there is also a risk-free asset? OA. It will be impossible to form a different portfolio yielding a lower level of risk unless the portfolio also earns a lower return, O B. Risk averse investors will only choose to invest in the market portfolio (M) regardless of the risk-free rate. OC. The portfolio will always achieve the maximum possible returns. O D. The portfolio will always be inside the feasible set.

List which of the following statement(s) concerning risk are correct? 1. Nondiversifiable risk is measured by beta. II. The risk premium increases as diversifiable risk increases. III. Systematic risk is another name for nondiversifiable risk. IV. Diversifiable risks are market risks you cannot avoid.

5) Which of the following statement(s) is(are) false regarding the selection of a portfolio from those that lie on the capital allocation line? 1.I) Less risk-averse investors will invest more in the risk-free security and less in the optimal risky portfolio than more risk-averse investors. 2.II) More risk-averse investors will invest less in the optimal risky portfolio and more in the risk-free security than less risk-averse investors. 3.III) Investors choose the portfolio that maximizes their expected utility. A) I only B) II only C) III only D) I and III E) II and III Justify the correct answer.

After combining a riskfree asset with the efficient frontier of risky portfolios, you no longer need to know an investor's preferences over risk and return to identify the risky portfolio they should hold. Group of answer choices True False

Which of the following choices best completes the following statement? Explain. An investor with a higher degree of risk aversion, compared to one with a lower degree, will most prefer investment portfoliosa. with higher risk premiums.b. that are riskier (with higher standard deviations).c. with lower Sharpe ratios.d. with higher Sharpe ratios.

In the standard model of investment management, investors care only for: a. The return and the risk of their portfolio. b. The return, the risk and the degree of ambiguity of their portfolio. c. The return of their portfolio when the market is bullish. d. The relative level of profit they will make in comparison to other investors.

As investors become more pessimistic (risk averse): Select one: a. they invest in a portfolio with a high beta. b. prices of securities fall in order to raise their expected rate of return. c. they require larger betas for taking risk. d. they require smaller premiums for taking risk.

In a few sentences, answer the following question as completely as you can.  We routinely assume that investors are “risk-averse return-seekers” (i.e., they like returns and dislike risk). If so, why do we contend that only systematic risk is important? Alternatively, why is total risk, on its own, not important to investors?

1. The diversifiable risk of a portfolio: a. Is correlated with systematic risk. b. Can be made sufficiently small. c. Is zero in the real world. d. Is the risk that investors lose because of transaction costs. Which one of the following conditions determines the investor’s overall optimal portfolio? a. The marginal ratio of substitution of the investor’s utility function must be equal to the Sharpe ratio of the optimal risky portfolio. b. The standard-deviation of the overall portfolio in minimised. c. The expected return of the overall portfolio is maximised. d. The slope of the Sharpe-ratio is equal to zero. 4. Markets can never be strong-form efficient because: a. There are too many traders in them. b. Investors are rational. c. Information is costly to acquire. d. All information is public.  5. Which one of the following is not a property of a pure arbitrage portfolio? a. Zero investment. b. Zero systematic risk. c. Positive net return. d. All of the above.