With non-participating--with participating, you are participating in the portfolio outcome that the insurance company is experiencing, so you have some uncertainty about your cash value.

所谓参与式分红保险,是指你的收益来自某个投资组合收益,而这个投资组合是由保险公司来管理的,所以保单的现金价值是不确定的

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1, 10% it means that if the market portfolio goes up 10% in value 10% then this asset also goes up 10% in value.

当β等于1时，If，β,表明若市场组合增值,该资产也同时增值。

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