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Problem 262 of 333MediumFinanceP262
Minimum-variance mix of two assets
Two assets have volatilities and and correlation . You must be fully invested: . Use a Lagrange multiplier to find the weights that minimize portfolio variance, and give the resulting volatility. For which correlations does the minimum-variance portfolio short the second asset?
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