INVESTMENTS Chapter 4 Optim Risky porfolios
INVESTMENTS Optimal Optimal Risky Portfolios Risky Portfolios Chapter 4 Chapter 4
INVESTMENTS Risk reduction with diversification St deviation Unique risk Market risk Number of Securities
INVESTMENTS Risk Reduction with Diversification Risk Reduction with Diversification Number of Securities St. Deviation Market Risk Unique Risk
INVESTMENTS T'Wo-Security portfolio: Return r=Wr+war WI=Proportion of funds in Security 1 W2=Proportion of funds in Security 2 rI =Expected return on Security 1 r2=Expected return on Security 2 ∑w
INVESTMENTS r p = W 1 r1 + W 2 r 2 W 1 = Proportion of funds in Security 1 W 2 = Proportion of funds in Security 2 r 1 = Expected return on Security 1 r 2 = Expected return on Security 2 ∑ = 1 = n i 1 wi Two -Security Portfolio: Return Security Portfolio: Return
INVESTMENTS T'wo-Security portfolio Risk 0=W10+W202+2W1W2 Cov(rr2) 01=Variance of Security I 02=Variance of Security 2 Cov(rr2)=covariance of returns for Security I and Security 2
INVESTMENTS σp2 = w12σ12 + w22σ22 + 2W1W2 Cov(r1r2) σ12 = Variance of Security 1 σ22 = Variance of Security 2 Cov(r1r2) = Covariance of returns for Security 1 and Security 2 Two-Security Portfolio: Risk Security Portfolio: Risk
INVESTMENTS Covariance Cov(rr2)=p2 012 P12= Correlation coefficient of returns 0=Standard deviation of returns for Security 1 o2-Standard deviation of returns for Security 2
INVESTMENTS ρ1,2 = Correlation coefficient of returns Cov(r 1 r 2) = ρ 2 σ 1 σ 2 σ 1 = Standard deviation of returns for Security 1 σ 2 = Standard deviation of returns for Security 2 Covariance Covariance