Question

Sharpe's measure of portfolio performance compares the risk premium on a portfolio to: Question 32 options: a) a broad-based market index such as the S&P 500 index. b) the portfolio's standard deviation of return. c) the portfolio's beta. d) the prevailing risk-free rate of return.

Answer 1

b) the portfolio's standard deviation of return.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Sharpe ratio is defined as:

Sharpe ratio=

Rp − Rf

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SD

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where:

Rp = Portfolio Return

Rf = Risk-Free Rate

SD = Standard Deviation

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It tries to give an investor a measure of how much it gain with an investment compared to the risk taken.

Standard Deviation is the variable use to describe the volatility or total risk of the portfolio.