Markets: A Rigorous Course

M14 · Problem 6 ★ Check

Risk contributions for two assets

Nifty (σ 16%) and a trend strategy (σ 20%), correlation 0.3, held 50/50. (a) Compute Σw\Sigma w, σ(w)\sigma(w), both RCiRC_i and the percentage contributions. Verify ∑RCi=σ\sum RC_i = \sigma. (b) Compute the ERC weights and explain why they do not depend on the correlation.

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