Asset Comparison and Correlation

Assuming 30 trading days horizon, SP 500 is expected to generate 2.67 times less return on investment than FutureFuel. But when comparing it to its historical volatility, S&P 500 is 3.87 times less risky than FutureFuel. It trades about 0.56 of its potential returns per unit of risk. FutureFuel Corp is currently generating about 0.38 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest  1,250  in FutureFuel Corp on April 22, 2013 and sell it today you would earn a total of  209.00  from holding FutureFuel Corp or generate 16.72% return on investment over 30 days.