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There are two well–diversified portfolios in the economy, portfolio A and portfolio B. Portfolio A has beta of 1.5 and expected return of 14%, while portfolio B has beta 0.9 and expected return of 11.4%. If the expected return on the market is 12% and risk–free rate is 6%, is there an arbitrage opportunity? If so, show your arbitrage strategy.
CAPM Formula = Required Rate of Return = Risk Free Rate + Beta * (Market Return - Risk Free Rate)
Portfolio A:
Required Rate of Return = Risk Free Rate + Beta * (Market Return - Risk Free Rate)
Required Rate of Return = 6% + 1.50 * (12% - 6%)
Required Rate of Return = 15%
Expected Return of Portfolio A = 14%
Expected return of portfolio A is less than required rate of return calculated as per CAPM. it means the stock is overpriced. so arbitrage is possible . The strategy would be short sell portfolio A
Portfolio B:
Required Rate of Return = Risk Free Rate + Beta * (Market Return - Risk Free Rate)
Required Rate of Return = 6% + 0.90 * (12% - 6%)
Required Rate of Return = 11.40%
Expected Return of Portfolio A = 11.40%
Expected return of portfolio A is equal to required rate of return calculated as per CAPM. it means the stock at par with CAPM. so arbitrage is not possible thus there will be no strategy.