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SP2025.B62.FIN.534 Quiz 1 (Lecture 1)

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Assuming that the CAPM holds, which of the following statements are true? A security that has only diversifiable risk should have an expected return that equals the risk-free interest rate. [ Select ] True False The expected return on a security is at least as high as the risk-free rate. [ Select ] False True The return on a security with a positive beta should be above the risk-free rate. [ Select ] True False Since investors are compensated for holding risk, two securities with the same standard deviation should have the same expected return. [ Select ] True False A stock with a beta of zero has no risk.  [ Select ] True False

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We start by restating the scenario: under CAPM, which statements are true? Option 1: A security that has only diversifiable risk should have an expected return that equals the risk-free interest rate. - Under CAPM, only systematic (non-diversifiable) risk commands a risk premium. If a security has only diversifiable risk, its systematic beta is effectively zero, so its expected return should equal the risk-free rate. This reasoning makes......Login to view full explanation

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