Computation of co-variance between two stocks
Given the returns and probabilities for the three possible states listed here, calculate the covariance between the returns if Stock A and Stock B. for convenience, assume that the expected returns of stock A and Stock B are 11.75 percent and 18 percent , respectively.
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Probability
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Return(A)
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Return(B)
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Good
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0.35
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0.30
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0.50
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OK
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0.50
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0.10
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0.10
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Poor
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0.15
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-0.25
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-0.30
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