Which of the following is used to measure total risk of an investment?
A)Standard deviation
B)Covariance
C)Correlation
D)Beta

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Standard deviation is used to measure the total risk of an investment, including both systematic (market) risk and unsystematic (unique to the stock) risk. It takes into account all fluctuations in an investment's value and provides a measure of how much the actual returns could deviate from the expected returns.

Which of the Following Is Used to Measure Total Risk