Arbitrage Pricing Theory

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The Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) of Stephen Ross represents the returns on individual assets as a linear combination of multiple random factors. These random factors can be fundamental factors or statistical. For there to be no arbitrage opportunities there must be restrictions on the investment processes.

References

  • Ross, S 1976 The Arbitrage Theory of Capital Asset Pricing. J. of Economic Theory 13 341-360
  • Wilmott, P 2006 Frequently Asked Questions in Quantitative Finance. John Wiley & Sons
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