Capital Market Theory: An Overview
Capital Market Theory: An Overview
Capital Market Theory: An Overview
Capital market theory extends portfolio theory and develops a model for pricing all risky assets Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) will allow you to determine the required rate of return for any risky asset
Risk-Free Asset
An asset with zero standard deviation Zero correlation with all other risky assets Provides the risk-free rate of return (RFR) Will lie on the vertical axis of a portfolio graph
Risk-Free Asset
Covariance between two sets of returns is n
i 1
Because the returns for the risk free asset are certain,
RF 0
Consequently, the covariance of the risk-free asset with any risky asset or portfolio will always equal zero. Similarly the correlation between any risky asset and the risk-free asset would be zero.
E(
2 port
) w w 2Cov1, 2 w1w 2
2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2
Substituting the risk-free asset for Security 1, and the risky asset for Security 2, this formula would become
2 2 E( port ) w 2 RF (1 w RF ) 2 i2 2Cov1, 2 w RF (1 - w RF ) RF
Since we know that the variance of the risk-free asset is zero and the correlation between the risk-free asset and any risky asset i is zero we can adjust the formula
2 E( port ) (1 w RF ) 2 i2
E( port ) (1 w RF ) 2 i2
(1 w RF ) i
Therefore, the standard deviation of a portfolio that combines the risk-free asset with risky assets is the linear proportion of the standard deviation of the risky asset portfolio.
Portfolio Possibilities Combining the Risk-Free Asset and Risky Portfolios on the Efficient Frontier
E(R port )
Exhibit 8.1
D M C B
RFR
E( port )
Portfolio Possibilities Combining the Risk-Free Asset and Risky Portfolios on the Efficient Frontier
E(R port )
Exhibit 8.2
RFR
E( port )
Systematic Risk
Only systematic risk remains in the market portfolio Systematic risk is the variability in all risky assets caused by macroeconomic variables Systematic risk can be measured by the standard deviation of returns of the market portfolio and can change over time
Exhibit 8.3
Total Risk
Systematic Risk
Exhibit 8.6
Rm
Negative Beta
RFR
1.0
Beta(Cov im/ 2 )
M
E(RA) = 0.06 + 0.70 (0.12-0.06) = 0.102 = 10.2% E(RB) = 0.06 + 1.00 (0.12-0.06) = 0.120 = 12.0%
Rm
SML
B
D
.20 .40 .60 .80
-.40 -.20
1.0
Beta
R i,t i i R M, t
i R i - i R m i Cov i,M
2 M