Beta in Economics

 In the context of finance, the term 'beta' refers to

(a) the process of simultaneous buying and selling of an asset from different platforms.

(b) an investment strategy of a portfolio manager to balance risk versus reward.

(c) a type of systematic risk that arises where perfect hedging is not possible

(d) a numeric value that measures the fluctuations of a stock to changes in the overall stock market.

Answer: option(d)

Explanation 

  • The process of simultaneous buying and selling of an asset from different platforms is called as 'Arbitrage' Hence option (a) is incorrect.
  • An investment strategy of a portfolio manager to balance risk versus reward is called as 'Asset Allocation' Hence option (b) is incorrect.
  • A type of systematic risk that arises where perfect hedging is not possible is called as 'Basis Risk'. Hence option (c) is incorrect.
  • A numeric value that measures the fluctuations of a stock to changes in the overall stock market is called as  'beta' Hence option (d) is correct

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