10• Risk Aversion– A risky project with a zero risk premium is a “fair game”• on average, it leaves the investor’s wealth unchanged• No compensation is provided for venturing the sure initial wealth– A risky project with a negative risk premium is a “gamble” or bet• it has a negative expected return e.g. lottery– A risky prospect with a positive risk premium is a “speculativeinvestment”• it promises a higher average end of period wealth (a positiveexpected return)B1. The notion of risk and the risk premium