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    Risk-Free Rate

    The yield on safe short-term government debt, used as the baseline return when computing Sharpe and similar ratios.

    In US contexts the risk-free rate is typically the 3-month Treasury bill yield. It is also used as a hurdle in target-return constraints.

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