You Were Told That the Amount of Time Lapsed Between

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Short Answer

You were told that the amount of time lapsed between consecutive trades on the New York Stock Exchange followed a normal distribution with a mean of 15 seconds. You were also told that the probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades to fall between 16 to 17 seconds was 13%. The probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades would fall below 13 seconds was 7%. What is the probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades will be longer than 17 seconds?

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Definitions:

Indirect Ownership Interest

A stake in a company or entity that is not held directly by the owner but through another vehicle, such as ownership of a parent company that owns the entity.

NCI Indirect Ownership Interest

Refers to the portion of equity in a subsidiary attributed to non-controlling interests, based on their indirect ownership stake.

Indirect Ownership Interests

Refers to a situation where an entity owns an interest in another entity through an intermediary rather than directly.

Tiered Corporate Group

A hierarchical structure where a parent company controls subsidiary companies, which in turn may control their own subsidiaries, creating multiple levels of entity relationships.