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Price
Price
(Market price)
Return
It is expressed under %
Risk
SENARIO 1
Artur Conan
Pic Plc
Expected
Return 10% 10%
Risk 15% 15%
Price $100 $100
Law of one price: any two assets which are identical in all aspect then price is same
Artur Conan
Pic Plc
Expected
Return 10% 10%
Risk 15% 15%
Price $100 $110
Rational investor would either ‘go long’ (buy) Artur Plc at $100 or ‘short’ (sell) Conan Plc at $110.
Artur Doyle
Pic Plc
Expected
Return 10% 10%
Risk 15% 20%
Price $100 ?
Artur Doyle
Pic Plc
Expected
Return 10% 10%
Risk 15% 20%
Price $100 <$100
SENARIO 3
Artur
Pic Lock Plc
Expected
Return 10% 10%
Risk 15% 8%
Price $100 ?
Artur
Pic Lock Plc
Expected
Return 10% 10%
Risk 15% 8%
Price $100 >$100
The value of an asset increases as the risk decreases and The value of an asset decreases as the risk
increases.
As risk increases expected return increases and As risk decreases expected return decreases.
increase decrease
Risk s s
decrease
Return s increases
Expected increase Decrease
Return s s