If an Asset Has a Risk-Return Combination That Is Below

question 50

Multiple Choice

If an asset has a risk-return combination that is below the Security Market Line (SML) , then this indicates that the asset's

• A) expected rate of return is lower than could be had from some combination of the risk-free asset and the market portfolio.
• B) expected rate of return is higher than could be had from some combination of the risk-free asset and the market portfolio.
• C) price will rise as arbitrage proceeds in the market.
• D) risk will rise as arbitrage proceeds in the market.

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