When the Price of a Company's Stock Increases or Decreases

question 55

Multiple Choice

When the price of a company's stock increases or decreases significantly in advance of a public announcement of an event affecting the company, there are suspicions  that __________ may have occurred.

• A)bid rigging
• B)default inversion
• C)insider trading
• D)an increase in margin requirements

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