The CAPM Is Based on an Assumed Efficient Market in Which

question 72

True/False

The CAPM is based on an assumed efficient market in which there are many small investors, each having the same information and expectations with respect to securities; there are no restrictions on investment, no taxes, and no transactions costs; and all investors are rational, view securities similarly, and are risk-averse, preferring higher returns and lower risk.

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Definitions:

Real Rates

Interest rates or rates of return that have been adjusted for inflation, showing the real purchasing power of the amount.

Nominal Rates

Interest rates or rates of return on investment that have not been adjusted for inflation, representing the face value of financial instruments.

Effective Rates

The actual interest rate that a borrower pays on a loan or receives on a deposit, taking into account the compounding of interest.

Coupon Rates

Coupon Rates are the annual interest rates paid by bond issuers on the bond's face value, distributed typically in semi-annual payments.