Single Index Model

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The Single Index Model (SIM) is an asset pricing model, according to which the returns on a security can be represented as a linear relationship with any economic variable relevant to the security.

In case of stocks, this single factor is the market return.

The SIM for stock returns can be represented as follows:

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