Asset Comparison and Correlation

Given investment horizon of 30 days, Microsoft Corporation is expected to generate 0.76 times more return on investment than Merck. However, Microsoft Corporation is 1.31 times less risky than Merck. It trades about 0.28 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Merck Co Inc is currently generating about -0.01 per unit of risk. If you would invest  3,179  in Microsoft Corporation on April 25, 2013 and sell it today you would earn a total of  248.00  from holding Microsoft Corporation or generate 7.8% return on investment over 30 days.