Risk Free Portfolio
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Suppose you plan to create a portfolio with two securities: A and B. A has an expected return of 35% with a standard deviation of 22%. B has an expected return of 20% with a standard deviation of 9%. The correlation between the returns of these two securities is perfectly negative. What percentage of your investment should be in A to make the portfolio risk free? What would be the expected return on the portfolio?
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This solution analyzes the investment percentage between two securities in order for the portfolio to be risk free. The expected return of the portfolio is then calculated.
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