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Tom Ace, an equity analyst, uses the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) to help identify mispriced securities.  A consultant advises Tom Ace to use arbitrage pricing theory (APT) instead.  In comparing CAPM and APT, the consultant makes the following arguments: I. APT places more emphasis on market risk. II. Neither the CAPM nor the APT assumes investors are mean-variance optimizers. III. APT specifies the number and identifies specific factors that determine expected returns. IV. APT does not require restrictive assumptions concerning the market portfolio. Criticize the four arguments made by the consultant.

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A.Only IV is correct.
B.I and II only are correct.
C.II and IV only are correct.
D.I and III only are correct.
E.Only I is correct.
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When evaluating the consultant's four statements about CAPM vs APT, I examine each one for accuracy against foundational theory. Option 1: 'APT places more emphasis on market risk.' In fact, the CAPM centers on market risk as captured by beta, while APT uses multiple factors beyond a single market fac......Login to view full explanation

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