The volatility of IBM shares is 35% per annum. Calculate the standard deviation of the percentage price change in one week. a) 2.20% b) 2.52% c) 4.85% d) 5.56% e) None of the above
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To convert the annual volatility to weekly volatility, we need to divide the annual volatility by the square root of the number of weeks in a year. Since there are 52 weeks in a year, we divide the annual volatility by the square root of 52. Weekly volatility = Show more…
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