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Basic Question 3 of 4

The risk of an individual equity security is often measured by its ______ in a portfolio context.

A. standard deviation
B. beta
C. alpha
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Emily1119 Why is not standard deviation?
jonan203 "in a portfolio context" not "individual context"
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Learning Outcome Statements

compare the risk and return characteristics of different types of equity securities

CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 3, Module 4.