The Random Walk with Drift Theory of Stock Prices Holds

question 31

Multiple Choice

The random walk with drift theory of stock prices holds that

• A) stock price changes are independently and identically distributed
• B) the current price change is not influenced by the previous price change
• C) the error term is independently and identically distributed
• D) stock prices have a tendency to rise over time.

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