Could you please tell me what the native-like option for this case is:
He diversifies his stock portfolio
OR
He varies his stock portfolio.
I am talking about the stock market (finance).
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Definitely the first option. In financial jargon you speak of a “diversified portfolio” to refer to a number of different assets to control your financial risk. dummies.com/personal-finance/investing/… – user 66974 Jan 6 at 12:14
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Probably the former.
We generally say something varies if it changes over time. Diversifying a stock portfolio means investing it so that multiple securities with different risk profiles are held at the same time.
So
He diversifies his stock portfolio
means the portfolio contains a diversity of risks at any single moment, but doesn't say anything about whether this diverse portfolio ever needs adjustment, whereas
He varies his stock portfolio
means that he changes the contents of the portfolio over time.
