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An Asymmetric Capital Asset Pricing Model

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  • Abdulnasser Hatemi-J

    (Department of Economics and Finance, College of Business and Economics, UAE University, Al Ain, The United Arab Emirates)

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Providing a measure of market risk is an important issue for investors and financial institutions. However, the existing models for this purpose are per definition symmetric. The current paper introduces an asymmetric capital asset pricing model for measurement of the market risk. It explicitly accounts for the fact that falling prices determine the risk for a long position in the risky asset and the rising prices govern the risk for a short position. Thus, a position dependent market risk measure that is provided accords better with reality. The empirical application reveals that Apple stock is more volatile than the market only for the short seller. Surprisingly, the investor that has a long position in this stock is facing a lower volatility than the market. This property is not captured by the standard asset pricing model, which has important implications for the expected returns and hedging designs. Un modello asimmetrico di valutazione del capitale fisso La stima del rischio di mercato è un tema importante per investitori e istituzioni finanziarie. I modelli esistenti a questo fine sono, per definizione, simmetrici. In questo articolo si propone un modello asimmetrico di valutazione del capitale per stimare il rischio di mercato. Tramite questo modello si spiega perché i prezzi in calo determinano un rischio sul lungo termine, mentre l’aumento dei prezzi influisce sul rischio nel breve termine. Quindi, la stima del rischio legata alla durata degli assets fornita da questo modello si adatta meglio alla realtà. L’applicazione empirica rivela che le azioni di Apple sono più volatili del mercato solo per le vendite a breve termine. Sorprendentemente, l’investitore di lungo termine di queste azioni fronteggia una volatilità più bassa rispetto a quella di mercato. Questo caso non è colto dai modelli standard anche se esso ha implicazioni importanti rispetto ai rendimenti attesi e la definizione delle coperture.

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  • Abdulnasser Hatemi-J, 2025. "An Asymmetric Capital Asset Pricing Model," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 78(4), pages 675-686, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:ris:ecoint:021737
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    JEL classification:

    • C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates

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