Definition of Tangent Portfolio



Tangent portfolio is the portfolio where an efficient frontier intersects the capital market line. It is assumed to be the best portfolio that has the perfect balance of lowest risk and optimal returns. The capital market line draws the line of capital asset pricing model considering a range of portfolio returns. The efficient frontier is the line that gives the optimal portfolios at a given level of risk.

 


Any portfolio above the efficient frontier line is a high return portfolio but the risk is also higher than the given risk rate. So the point where both optimum returns line and CML touch each other is called the tangent portfolio. 


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