Which of the Following Is Not One of the Characteristics

question 103

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of the stock market in the months leading up to the October 1929 crash?

• A) There was a frenzied upsurge in stock prices.
• B) The market value of all stocks more than tripled in four years.
• C) Stockbrokers lending buyers up to 75 percent of a stock's cost
• D) Steep income-tax hikes suddenly cut the flow of money into the market.
• E) Investment trusts lured novices into the market

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