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In the Capital Asset Pricing Model specific risk is the component of total risk which is fully diversified away by rational investors by holding well-diversified portfolios of investments.  
In the Capital Asset Pricing Model specific risk is the component of total risk which is fully diversified away by rational investors.  


Under the CAPM, there is therefore no additional reward to investors for accepting specific risk.


Also known as Unsystematic risk, Diversifiable risk, or Idiosyncratic risk.
Also known as Unsystematic risk, Diversifiable risk, or Idiosyncratic risk.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Capital asset pricing model]]
* [[Capital asset pricing model]]
* [[Diversifiable risk]]
* [[Diversification]]
* [[Diversification]]
* [[Market risk]]
* [[Market risk]]


[[Category:Financial_risk_management]]
[[Category:Financial_risk_management]]

Revision as of 09:20, 1 June 2015

In the Capital Asset Pricing Model specific risk is the component of total risk which is fully diversified away by rational investors.


Also known as Unsystematic risk, Diversifiable risk, or Idiosyncratic risk.


See also