Multiple Choice
Stock X has a standard deviation of return of 10 percent. Stock Y has a standard deviation of return of 20 percent. The correlation coefficient between the two stocks is 0.5. If you invest 60 percent of your funds in stock X and 40 percent in stock Y, what is the standard deviation of your portfolio?
A) 10.3 percent
B) 21.0 percent
C) 12.2 percent
D) 14.8 percent
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