Given investment horizon of 30 days, NYSE is expected to generate 0.32 times more return on investment than Global. However, NYSE is 3.17 times less risky than Global. It trades about -0.32 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Global Sources Ltd. is currently generating about -0.32 per unit of risk. If you would invest 807,079 in NYSE on April 24, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (52,989) from holding NYSE or give up 6.57% of portfolio value over 30 days.
Diversification
Weak diversification
Overlapping area represents amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding NYSE and Global Sources Ltd. in the same portfolio (assuming nothing else is changed)