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Beta in the CAPM

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What does this low beta do in the CAPM, compared to a stock with a beta of 1.1?

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The response explains implcations of low beta in the CAPM

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According to the wikipedia
The Beta coefficient, is a measure of volatility of a stock or portfolio in relation to the rest of the financial market.
An asset with a beta of 0 means that its price is not at all correlated with the market; that asset is independent. A positive beta means that the asset generally follows the market. A negative beta shows that the asset inversely follows the market; the asset generally decreases in value if the market goes up. ...

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