In the Absence of an Effective Short-Selling Mechanism, Security Prices

question 11

Multiple Choice

In the absence of an effective short-selling mechanism, security prices will tend to be biased toward the ________, causing a market to depart from the standards of a perfect price-setting situation.

• A) view of more pessimistic investors
• B) view of the market maker
• C) view of more optimistic investors
• D) view of the market taker

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