Analysis Intermediate: Evaluating Risk

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1.
The degree to which a securitys price moves up and down is known as its volatility.
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True. Volatility refers to how much the price fluctuates.
2.
The coefficient of variation divides a securitys price mean by its standard deviation.
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False. The coefficient of variation divides a securitys standard deviation by its price mean.
3.
In the CAPM formula, Rf stands for _______.
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Risk-free return. In the CAPM formula, Rf stands for risk-free return.
4.
If a security is more volatile than the market, it has a beta _______.
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Greater than 1. A beta greater than 1 indicates that a stock is more volatile than the overall market.
5.
Your risk tolerance depends on your investment goals.
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True. Different investment goals require that you tolerate different levels of risk. For example, if you want to make a killing in the market overnight, you may need to have a very high tolerance for risk.