1 a)Draw a diagram showing the security market line and use it to help explain the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the concept of Beta in this model.
b)Derive the Capital Market Line using a risk-free security and use it to explain lending and borrowing portfolios.
c)You are given the following information:(i)A stock with a beta of 0 has an expected return of 4%.(ii)A portfolio made up of 50% invested at the risk-free rate and 50% invested in the market portfolio has an expected return of 9%What is the expected return on the market portfolio?
Explain the essential differences between the Capital Asset Pricing Model and Arbitrage Pricing Theory. 2
a)Explain the concept of the Efficient Markets Hypothesis (EMH) and explain why prices should reflect all available information.
b)Discuss the implications of the EMH for investors.
c)Discuss the empirical evidence in favour of and against the semi-strong form of market efficiency?
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