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Problem 282 of 333EasyLinear AlgebraP282

A stock's correlation with its own index

  1. An index holds nn stocks in equal weights. Each stock's daily return has the same volatility σ\sigma.

    (a) Suppose the stocks are uncorrelated with each other. What is the correlation between one stock and the index? Give the value for n=25n = 25 and describe it as an angle.

    (b) Now let every pair of stocks have correlation ρ=0.25\rho = 0.25, with n=100n = 100. What is the correlation between one stock and the index, and what does it approach as nn grows?