The Market Risk Premium Is The

The market risk premium is the:

A) total return earned by a portfolio based on a market basket of securities
B) net present value of the additional return an investor receives for bearing risk
C) difference between the expected return on a market portfolio and the risk-free rate of return
D) difference between the expected return on an individual security and that of the overall market
E) difference in returns on a risky asset for the current year as compared to the prior year