Imposing the No-Arbitrage Condition on a Single-Factor Security Market Implies

question 29

Multiple Choice

Imposing the no-arbitrage condition on a single-factor security market implies which of the following statements?I) The expected return-beta relationship is maintained for all but a small number of well-diversified portfolios.II) The expected return-beta relationship is maintained for all well-diversified portfolios.III) The expected return-beta relationship is maintained for all but a small number of individual securities.IV) The expected return-beta relationship is maintained for all individual securities.

• A) I and III
• B) I and IV
• C) II and III
• D) II and IV
• E) Only I is correct.

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Definitions:

Polar Nuclei

Cells found within the ovule of flowering plants that fuse with one sperm cell to form the endosperm, providing nutrition to the developing embryo.

Angiosperm

Flowering land plant; the seeds are borne within a fruit.

Pollination

The transfer of pollen from the male parts of a flower to the female parts, leading to fertilization and seed production.

Pollen Tube

In seed plants, a tube that forms when a pollen grain lands on the stigma and germinates. The tube grows, passing between the cells of the stigma and the style to reach the egg inside an ovule, where fertilization occurs.