Can a risky asset have negative beta coefficient?

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I have a question from my tutorial asking whether
Can a risky asset have negative beta coefficient?
I can only think of how this is possible only if risk-free rate is more than the expected returns, are there any other reasons for such?

Bob Baerker · Accepted Answer

Negative beta means that the security moves in the opposite direction of the  index that it's being compared to.

Can a risky asset have negative beta coefficient?

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