单选题

On 1 January, Hellen's portfolio is valued at $1000000. Hellen want to make a $100000 payment to buy a house on 31 December of the same year, but does not want the year-end portfolio value to fall below $1000000. The expected annual return on the investor's existing portfolio is 15 percent with an expected standards deviation of 20 percent. The risk-free rate is 8%. The safety-first ratio for the portfolio is closest to(     )。

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】

100000/1000000=10%, Safety-first ratio=(15%-10%)/20%=0.25.