In an Efficient Market the Correlation Coefficient Between Stock Returns

question 13

Multiple Choice

In an efficient market the correlation coefficient between stock returns for two nonoverlapping time periods should be

• A)positive and large.
• B)positive and small.
• C)zero.
• D)negative and small.

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