CHAPTER ELEVEN ARBITRAGE
PRICING THEORY
FACTOR MODELS
ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY (APT)
• is an equilibrium factor mode of security returns
• Principle of Arbitrage
the earning of riskless profit by taking advantage of differentiated pricing for the smae physical asset or security• Arbitrage Portfolio
requires no additinal investor funds
no factor sensitivity
has positive expected returnsFACTOR MODELS
ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY (APT)
• Three Major Assumptions:
capital markets are perfectly competitive
investors always prefer more to less wealth
price-generating process is a K factor model
FACTOR MODELS