A portfolio consists of two securities: Nervy and Goofy.The expected return of Nervy is 12 percent with a standard deviation of 15 percent.The expected return of Goofy is 9 percent with a standard deviation of 10 percent.What is the portfolio standard deviation if 35 percent of the portfolio is in Nervy and the two securities have a correlation of 0.6?
A) 9.02%
B) 10.52%
C) 11.75%
D) 12.18%

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σ_p = √[(0.35²)(0.15²)+(0.65²)(0.10²)+2(0.35)(0.65)(0.15)(0.10)(0.6)] = 10.52%

A Portfolio Consists of Two Securities: Nervy and Goofy