An Empirical Study of Capital Asset Pricing Model based on Chinese A-share Trading Data

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the capital asset pricing model using trading data for the Chinese A-share market from 2000 to 2019. Firstly, the standard CAPM is tested using a Fama-MacBetch regression and although the results successfully test the three core hypotheses, the resulting beta risk does not have a significant impact on returns. Secondly, the Fama-French three-factor model, which uses a combination of market, size and value factors to price capital assets, is analysed, ...