Meanings
nounMarkowitz bullet (plural Markowitz bullets)
plural Markowitz bullets
- economicsIn a graph of expected return versus standard deviation, a hyperbola representing the efficient frontier if no risk-free asset is available.
Origin
Named after economist Harry Markowitz, and from its bullet-like shape.
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