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Chapter 3 Arbitrage Pricing Theory - Part 2
Chapter 3 Arbitrage Pricing Theory - Part 2
Wb = (Cbeta – Abeta)
(Bbeta – Abeta)
Wa = 1- Wb
• An arbitrage Since no
opportunity arises investment is
when an investor can required, investors
earn riskless profits
without making a net
will create large
investment positions to obtain
large profits.
• Regardless of • In efficient
wealth or risk markets, profitable
aversion, investors arbitrage
will want an infinite opportunities will
position in the risk- quickly disappear.
free arbitrage
portfolio.
APT Model