Asset Comparison and Correlation

Assuming 30 trading days horizon, Federal is expected to generate 3561.58 times less return on investment than A123. But when comparing it to its historical volatility, Federal National Mortgage Association is 2799.54 times less risky than A123. It trades about 0.18 of its potential returns per unit of risk. A123 SYSTEMS is currently generating about 0.23 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest  1.00  in A123 SYSTEMS on April 20, 2013 and sell it today you would earn a total of  1.00  from holding A123 SYSTEMS or generate 100.0% return on investment over 30 days.