The only condition under which risk can be reduced to zero is to find securities that are perfectly negatively correlated (ρ = −1.0)with each other.

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While perfectly negatively correlated securities (ρ = −1.0) can significantly reduce portfolio risk, they cannot reduce it to zero due to other factors like market risk, which affects all securities.

The Only Condition Under Which Risk Can Be Reduced to Zero