Regime Asset class |
Equilibrium pricing |
Risk neutral pricing |
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Equities (and foreign exchange and commodities; interest rates for risk neutral pricing) |
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Bonds, other interest rate instruments |
In financial economics, asset pricing refers to a formal treatment and development of two interrelated pricing principles,[1] [2] outlined below, together with the resultant models. There have been many models developed for different situations, but correspondingly, these stem from either general equilibrium asset pricing or rational asset pricing,[3] the latter corresponding to risk neutral pricing.
Investment theory, which is near synonymous, encompasses the body of knowledge used to support the decision-making process of choosing investments,[4][5] and the asset pricing models are then applied in determining the asset-specific required rate of return on the investment in question, and for hedging.
Varian
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).