Which of the following statements is (are) true regarding the variance of a portfolio of two risky securities?
There is a linear relationship between the securities' coefficient of correlation and the portfolio variance.
The higher the coefficient of correlation between securities, the greater the reduction in the portfolio variance and there is a linear relationship between the securities' coefficient of correlation and the portfolio variance.
The degree to which the portfolio variance is reduced depends on the degree of correlation between securities.
The higher the coefficient of correlation between securities, the greater the reduction in the portfolio variance.
The higher the coefficient of correlation between securities, the greater the reduction in the portfolio variance and the degree to which the portfolio variance is reduced depends on the degree of correlation between securities.
Đáp án đúng: C





