The capital asset pricing model

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The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) can be written as

E(Ri) = Rf + βi[E(Rm)-Rf]

To estimate the stock's beta, the model can be written as

Rit = αi + βiRmt + uit,  where variables are expressed as excess returns.

Using the data on prices of Apple and S&P 500 index and the Treasury Bill rate provided in the attachment, estimate the beta for Apple.

Using the results of the estimation, test a hypothesis that apple is riskier than the market.


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