The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) is used in finance to determine a theoretically appropriate price of an asset such as a security. The expected return on equity according to the capital asset pricing model. The market risk is normally characterized by the β parameter. Thus, the investors would expect (or demand) to receive:

Es = Rf+ βs (RM - Rf )

Where:

Es

The expected return for a security

Rf

The expected risk-free return in that market (government bond yield)

βs

The se...


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