The Capital Asset Pricing Model

The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) is an influential paradigm in financial risk management. It formalizes mean-variance optimization of a risky portfolio given the presence of a risk-free investment such as short-term government bonds. The CAPM defines the price of financial assets according to...

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Main Author: James Ming Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Encyclopedia
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8392/1/3/70