When Two Risky Securities That Are Positively Correlated but Not

Multiple Choice

When two risky securities that are positively correlated but not perfectly correlated are held in a portfolio,

A) the portfolio standard deviation will be greater than the weighted average of the individual security standard deviations.
B) the portfolio standard deviation will be less than the weighted average of the individual security standard deviations.
C) the portfolio standard deviation will be equal to the weighted average of the individual security standard deviations.
D) the portfolio standard deviation will always be equal to the securities' covariance.
E) none of the above are true.