Assume that stock market returns do not resemble a single-index structure. An investment fund analyzes 40 stocks in order to construct a mean-variance efficient portfolio constrained by 40 investments. They will need to calculate _____________ expected returns and ___________ variances of returns.
A. 100; 100
B. 40; 40
C. 4950; 100
D. 4950; 4950
E. None of the options are correct.
B. 40; 40
The expected returns of each of the 40 securities must be calculated. In addition, the 40 variances around these returns must be calculated.
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