Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)If the market portfolio is efficient,then all securities and portfolios must plot on the SML,not just individual stocks.
• B)For most stocks the standard errors of the alpha estimates are large,so it is impossible to conclude that the alphas are statistically different from zero.
• C)It is not difficult to find individual stocks that,in the past,have not plotted on the SML.
• D)Small stocks (those with lower market capitalization)have lower average returns.

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