The Security Market Line (SML)

question 6

Multiple Choice

The Security Market Line (SML) :

• A) shows the relationship between a stock return and the market return but ignores risk.
• B) shows the relationship between risk and return.
• C) uses the AAA corporate bond rate for a riskless rate of return.
• D) shows the market risk relative to the industry risk.

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