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By walking you through a set of financial data for IBM, this assignment will help you better understand how theoretical stock prices are calculated; and how prices may react to market forces such as risk and interest rates. You will use both the CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model) and the Constant Growth Model (CGM) to arrive at IBM's stock price. To get started, complete the following steps.

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CAPM Model
According to Investopedia.com, the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) "describes the relationship between risk and expected return and... is used in the pricing of risky securities." The formula used for CAPM is shown below:
Ke= Rf+B*(Km-Rf)
Where:
? Ke = Required return on common stock
? Rf = Risk-free rate of return; usually the current rate on Treasury bill ...

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