Market Risk Premium

The difference between the expected return on a market portfolio and the risk-free rate.


It is equal to the slope of the security market line (SML).



S&P Composite Price Index and its Risk Premium - An excellent article by Ruben Cohen on risk premium in a world that is not yet perfect, but is approaching it.

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