Your Task: (40 marks) Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is widely used throughout finance for pricing risky securities and generating expected returns for assets
given the risk of those assets and cost of capital. You are required to write a 3,500 (+/- 10%) word essay on the CAPM model. Your essay should include assumptions of
CAPM, a detailed explanation of the CAPM equation, problems with the CAPM model in practical application, efficient frontier along with a discussion of security market
line. Please ensure your essay follows a logical flow and format. Your work must include graphical analysis of CAPM as relevant.
You are required to use academic resources and e-library. Please do not cite Investopedia, Wikipedia and other unreliable websites. Please research from published
academic journals and textbooks the access of which is available to you.
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