A Market Anomaly Refers to _______

question 6

Multiple Choice

A market anomaly refers to _______.

• A) an exogenous shock to the market that is sharp but not persistent
• B) a price or volume event that is inconsistent with historical price or volume trends
• C) a trading or pricing structure that interferes with efficient buying and selling of securities
• D) price behavior that differs from the behavior predicted by the efficient market hypothesis

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