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Determinants of the Risk Premium
The magnitude of the risk premium (RP) is influenced by the level and type of uncertainty associated with an investment's expected returns. A key principle in finance theory is that this premium is determined by the objective 'market price of risk' rather than by the subjective risk preferences of any single investor.
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