Assume that the following two assets are priced according to the zero-beta security market line: asset 1 has expected return of 6% and beta 0.5; asset 2 has expected return 14% and beta 2. (i) A third asset is mispriced by the market: it has beta 1.5 and expected return of 8%. Explain how you can set up a portfolio to exploit the arbitrage opportunity. What is the expected return of such portfolio? [33%] (ii) A fourth asset is mispriced by the market: it has beta 1.2 and expected return of 18%. Explain how you can set up a portfolio to exploit the arbitrage opportunity. What is the expected return of such portfolio? [33%] (iii) What should be the expected return for an asset with beta 0.8?

Assume that the following two assets are priced according to the zero-beta security market line: asset 1 has expected return of 6% and beta 0.5; asset 2 has expected return 14% and beta 2. (i) A third asset is mispriced by the market: it has beta 1.5 and expected return of 8%. Explain how you can set up a portfolio to exploit the arbitrage opportunity. What is the expected return of such portfolio? [33%] (ii) A fourth asset is mispriced by the market: it has beta 1.2 and expected return of 18%. Explain how you can set up a portfolio to exploit the arbitrage opportunity. What is the expected return of such portfolio? [33%] (iii) What should be the expected return for an asset with beta 0.8?

Financial Management: Theory & Practice

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Chapter25: Portfolio Theory And Asset Pricing Models

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