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The rate of return, r,  from an equity asset is given by  
The rate of return, r,  from an equity asset is given by  


::::r&nbsp;=&nbsp;''r''<sub>f&nbsp;</sub>&nbsp;β(''r''<sub>m&nbsp;</sub>&nbsp;-&nbsp;''r''<sub>f</sub>)
::::::'''r&nbsp;=&nbsp;''r''<sub>f&nbsp;</sub>&nbsp;β(''r''<sub>m&nbsp;</sub>&nbsp;-&nbsp;''r''<sub>f</sub>)
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where


''r''<sub>f</sub>&nbsp; is the risk-free rate of return
''r''<sub>f</sub>&nbsp; is the risk-free rate of return

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The Capital Asset Pricing Model

The rate of return, r,  from an equity asset is given by

r = r β(r - rf)

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where

rf  is the risk-free rate of return

rm  is the equity market rate of return

(and rrf is known as the equity risk premium)

and β is the covariance of the asset's return with market's return divided by the variance of the market's return.


(for a proof of this theorem see David Blake Financial Market Analysis page 297 McGraw Hill 1990)



Gambler's ruin

If q is the risk of losing one throw in a win-or-lose winner-takes-all game in which an amount c is repeatedly staked, and k is the amount with which the gambler starts, then the risk, r, of losing it all is given by:

r  =  (q/p)(k/c)

where p  =  (1 - q),  and q  ≠  1/2


(for a fuller exposition, see Miller & Starr Executive Decisions and Operations Research Chapter 12, Prentice Hall 1960)