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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. Under the CAPM, there is therefore no additional reward to investors for accepting specific risk.  
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.  
 
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 ==
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* [[Diversification]]
* [[Diversification]]
* [[Market risk]]
* [[Market risk]]


[[Category:Financial_risk_management]]

Revision as of 10:02, 20 August 2013

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.

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.


See also