The Security Market Line (SML)is

question 103

Multiple Choice

The Security Market Line (SML) is

• A)the line that describes the expected return-beta relationship for well-diversified portfolios only.
• B)also called the Capital Allocation Line.
• C)the line that is tangent to the efficient frontier of all risky assets.
• D)the line that represents the expected return-beta relationship.
• E)all of the above.

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