Single-asset risk and return

Single-asset risk and return

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: Fundamentals of Investment (FIN 253)

Unit 4: Risk, Return and Portfolio Management

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of single-asset risk and return.
• Apply the relevant financial concepts or calculations and explain their assumptions, risks and analytical limits.

Curriculum Scope

• Meaning of risk
• Sources of risk
• Risk of a single asset: standard deviation, coefficient of variation
• Combining risk and return of single asset

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Single-asset risk

   1. Meaning and sources of risk.
   2. Uncertain return outcomes.
   3. Separate expected result from guaranteed result.

2. Measurement

   1. Standard deviation and coefficient of variation.
   2. Calculate using the supplied distribution or data.
   3. Interpret risk together with expected return.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 89–91.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.