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Asset Pricing · Easy

Stock Beta

Original interpretation · Match confidence: medium

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A stock has covariance.03 with the market and market variance.02. Compute stock beta as the main answer. Market expected return is8% and risk-free2%; compute the CAPM expected stock return. If covariance is negative, can beta be negative?

Assumptions and constraints

  • All quoted numbers are fictional inputs, not current market observations.
  • Ignore taxes, transaction costs and financing unless explicitly included.
  • Use the stated units, horizon and sign conventions.
  • Report the main requested numerical result in answer.value; explain additional results.

Examples

covariance.03,variance.02
→ beta1.5

Both covariance and variance have squared-return units.

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References

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  • ocw.mit.edu

    MIT: CAPM and APT lecture notes

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Catalogue metadata captured 2026-10-12. Metadata source.