If the standard deviation of the continuously compounded returns on the asset is 20 percent and the interval is one half of a year, then the downside change is equal to

A. ?37.9 percent.
B. ?13.2 percent.
C. ?19.3 percent.
D. ?20.1 percent.


Answer: B

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