hard · Quantitative Finance

You observe a bivariate normal distribution of two asset returns X and Y. Asset X has a mean of 8% and volatility of 15%. Asset Y has a mean of 5% and volatility of 20%. The correlation is ρ = 0.60.

If Asset X is observed to return 23%, what is the conditional expected return of Asset Y?

  1. 14%
  2. 11%
  3. 20%
  4. 17%

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