EPISODE · Apr 16, 2026 · 6 MIN
The Capital Asset Pricing Model
from Asset Pricing Models in Modern Finance · host Ahmad Virk
This article explains the CAPM, which links an asset’s expected return to its beta—sensitivity to the overall market. It covers the security market line, the distinction between systematic and idiosyncratic risk, and why CAPM became finance’s cornerstone despite empirical failures, including the low-beta anomaly.
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