<p>In a framework such as CAPM, agents are assumed to be rational, and usually to have identical preferences. All agents have access to the same information, and agree on the level of riskiness of every particular stock. As returns are a reward for taking risk, the price of every asset do not depend on the supply but on its riskiness. Thus, the demand curve is flat: no matter how much of asset A their is on the market, nobody wants to pay a premium which would lead to have a lower reward for a same level of risk.</p>

<p>This models have very strong and restrictive assumptions, which is why we end up with this weird infinitely price-elastic demand curve. More complex models, with less restrictive assumptions, might produce downward sloping demand curves.</p>

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2016-01-10T14:26:19.580Z
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Hector
<p>i am currently working on a paper on demand curves for stocks and have some questions.
I've read that many models (CAPM, APT, Modigliani-Miller theorem) assume demand curves for stocks to be flat. Can you tell me why?
Now research suggests that they actually slope down. Why is this relevant and what implications does this have?</p>

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2016-01-09T12:39:21.767Z
You have neglected to name the other variable. Demand decreases as what increases? Stock price? Interest rate?
I also have some difficulty understanding your exact question. You called attention to this, so it seems you think it is relevant?
Giskard
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thank you for your answer
well just normal demand and supply functions with quantity and price on the axis. well i have to work on a paper (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/0022-1082.00230/abstract) for my studies but i can not really understand why it is interesting to know about the slope of the demand curve for stocks, is it to see if stocks have perfect substitutes or not?!
Peter
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2016-01-12T04:41:50.523Z
I would recommend you read Shleifer's book *the inefficient market*. He makes a very clear case of why the demand curve should be downward sloping.
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Demand Curves for Stocks
Peter
# Demand Curves for Stocks

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-01-09)

i am currently working on a paper on demand curves for stocks and have some questions.
I've read that many models (CAPM, APT, Modigliani-Miller theorem) assume demand curves for stocks to be flat. Can you tell me why?
Now research suggests that they actually slope down. Why is this relevant and what implications does this have?

**Tags:** finance, supply-and-demand, elasticity, stock-market

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You have neglected to name the other variable. Demand decreases as what increases? Stock price? Interest rate? I also have some difficulty understanding your exact question. You called attention to this, so it seems you think it is relevant?  
> **username_0**: thank you for your answer well just normal demand and supply functions with quantity and price on the axis. well i have to work on a paper (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/0022-1082.00230/abstract) for my studies but i can not really understand why it is interesting to know about the slope of the demand curve for stocks, is it to see if stocks have perfect substitutes or not?!  
> **username_2**: I would recommend you read Shleifer's book *the inefficient market*. He makes a very clear case of why the demand curve should be downward sloping.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-01-10. Score: 3

In a framework such as CAPM, agents are assumed to be rational, and usually to have identical preferences. All agents have access to the same information, and agree on the level of riskiness of every particular stock. As returns are a reward for taking risk, the price of every asset do not depend on the supply but on its riskiness. Thus, the demand curve is flat: no matter how much of asset A their is on the market, nobody wants to pay a premium which would lead to have a lower reward for a same level of risk.

This models have very strong and restrictive assumptions, which is why we end up with this weird infinitely price-elastic demand curve. More complex models, with less restrictive assumptions, might produce downward sloping demand curves.


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