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    how to find covariance matrix

    having a bit of trouble

    i want to find the covariance matrix for some financial data

    for funds p1, p2, p3, p4 and p5 i correspondingly
    have a portfolio risk/variance vector (.020 .015 .025 .040 .050)

    and know that p1 and p3 have a -ve correlation coefficient -0.2
    and p2 and p5 have a +ve correlation coefficient of 0.5, with all other funds uncorrelated.

    can someone help me how to determine the covariance matrix (S)

    i think it's something like S=DPD where D^2 is diag(S)



    the question also provides the data of the return, mu
    for the funds p1, p2, p3, p4, p5 respectively being
    [.065 .080 .100 .115 .120]

    with the question wanting u to determine which investors short sell in the market and which funds they short sell.
    Last edited by jib jib; Oct 21st, 2005 at 02:11 AM.

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