In an Efficient Market, the Price of a Security Will

question 2

Multiple Choice

In an efficient market, the price of a security will:

• A) always rise immediately upon the release of new information with no further price adjustments related to that information.
• B) react to new information over a two-day period after which time no further price adjustments related to that information will occur.
• C) rise sharply when new information is first released and then decline to a new stable level by the following day.
• D) react immediately to new information with no further price adjustments related to that information.

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