ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY ( APT ) Originally developed by Stephen A. Ross. The CAPM predicts that security rates of return will be linearly related to a single common factor : ----- the rate of return on the market portfolio. The APT is based on a similar approach but assumes the rate of return on a security to be sensitive to a number of factors. Market equilibrium is driven by individuals eliminating arbitrage
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Analyst‚ Jeffrey Bruner‚ uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to help identify mispriced securities. However‚ a consultant suggests Bruner to use Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) instead. As the following‚ it will mention the role of CAPM in the modern portfolio management; to clarify the APT faction and explain the reasons why should Bruner use APT to help identify mispriced securities. In modern portfolio management‚ the role of Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is a model that attempts to describe
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1. The Malaysian Domestic Airline Industry In Peninsular Malaysia‚ the main cities are served by an efficient network of highways and major roads. In most cities and big towns‚ the road network is relatively good‚ with the exception being the less-developed rural and interior areas. Here‚ possibly the only way to get around would be by river transportation. A good and reliable train service runs the length of the Peninsula and covers the West and East Coast. The rail network also links up with Singapore
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Case Analysis - Atlantic Computer – A bundle of pricing options Introduction – Atlantic computer is the largest player in the hi-tech IT hardware industry and a major player in the server market. Based on the fast growth of the internet and with it the proliferation of corporate websites and file sharing systems‚ huge demand is predicted in the basic server segment market over the next few years. In order to make the most of this opportunity‚ Atlantic has come put with a new product called Tronn
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Compare and contrast CAPM and APT? Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and arbitrage pricing theory (APT) are both methods of assessing an investment’s risk in relation to its potential reward and whether the potential investment yield is worthwhile. CAPM developed by Sharpe 1964. The basic theory behind this model is that investor needs to be compensated for Time Value of Money and the risk that they are taking. The time value of money is represented by the risk-free (rf) rate in
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Metabical (Case study) Case Facts • Metabical is a prescription drug produced by Cambridge Sciences Pharmaceuticals (CSP) for weight loss. • It was the first and only prescription drug to obtain FDA approval for weight loss (overweight category) drug. • The company had conducted an elaborate market research program for identifying the target segment and positioning the product. • Competitors: FDA approved OTC drug Alli. • Marketing strategy: – DTC advertising- celebrity endorser‚ TV‚ radio‚
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common factors. While several macroeconomic variables do have some relationship with different risky assets‚ the APT postulates that the pricing of risky assets depends only on the set of variables whose influence is felt significantly by all risky assets together. This set of variables is known as the common factors of the APT.” (Otuteye 1998) An arbitrage pricing theory is basically a theory that is copied from an issue model‚ using alteration or expansion and arbitrage arguments. This theory explains
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P roc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA Vol. 94‚ pp. 4229–4232‚ April 1997 Economic Sciences The capital-asset-pricing model and arbitrage pricing theory: A unification M. A LI K HAN* AND YENENG SUN†‡ *Department of Economics‚ Johns Hopkins University‚ Baltimore‚ MD 21218; †Department of Mathematics‚ National University of Singapore‚ Singapore 119260; and ‡Cowles Foundation‚ Yale University‚ New Haven‚ CT 06520 Communicated by Paul A. Samuelson‚ Massachusetts Institute of Technology‚ Cambridge
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Driving value through pricing: Strategies adopted by Managers in price Sensitive and fierce Competitive Markets Introduction Buffett told the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in an interview that “If you’ve got the power to raise prices without losing business to a competitor‚ you’ve got a very good business. And if you have to have a prayer session before raising the price by 10 percent‚ then you’ve got a terrible business”. Yet pricing has been neglected area in many hospitality organizations
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Finance and Economics ISSN 1450-2887 Issue 40 (2010) © EuroJournals Publishing‚ Inc. 2010 http://www.eurojournals.com/finance.htm Analyzing Indian Transfer Pricing Regulations: A Case Study Monica Singhania Associate Professor‚ Faculty of Management Studies (FMS)‚ University of Delhi‚ India E-mail: monica@fms.edu Abstract The Indian Transfer Pricing regulations have been enacted with a view to provide a statutory framework which can lead to computation of reasonable‚ fair and equitable profit and tax
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