Antitrust Regulatory Agencies May Make Their Approval of a Merger

question 22

True/False

Antitrust regulatory agencies may make their approval of a merger contingent on the willingness of the merger partners to divest certain businesses.

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Definitions:

Securities

Financial instruments that represent an ownership position in a publicly-traded corporation, a creditor relationship with a governmental body or a corporation, or rights to ownership as represented by an option.

Nonsystematic Risk

Nonmarket or firm-specific risk factors that can be eliminated by diversification. Also called unique risk, firm-specific risk, or diversifiable risk. Systematic risk refers to risk factors common to the entire economy.

Diversifiable Risk

Nonmarket or firm-specific risk factors that can be eliminated by diversification. Also called unique risk, firm-specific risk, or nonsystematic risk. Nondiversifiable risk refers to systematic or market risk.

Market Risk

Also known as systemic risk, it's the potential for investors to experience losses due to factors that affect the overall performance of the financial markets.