Asset Comparison and Correlation

Given investment horizon of 30 days, Expedia Inc is expected to under-perform the Microsoft. In addition to that, Expedia is 2.11 times more volatile than Microsoft Corporation. It trades about -0.04 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. Microsoft Corporation is currently generating about 0.58 per unit of volatility. If you would invest  2,976  in Microsoft Corporation on April 18, 2013 and sell it today you would earn a total of  511  from holding Microsoft Corporation or generate 17.17% return on investment over 30 days.