easy · Principles of Finance risk-return-portfolio
Stock A’s annual returns have swung between -20% and +20% over the years. Stock B’s annual returns have stayed between -2% and +2%.
Which stock has the higher standard deviation of returns?
- Stock B
- They must be equal
- Standard deviation cannot be compared this way
- Stock A
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