Question 1

What does weak form efficiency imply?

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A)  Portfolio diversification is ineffective as all prices are interrelated.
B)  Past price movement is unrelated to the movement of future prices.
C)  Abnormal returns will disappear within a trading day.
D)  Price patterns that existed in the past will reappear in the future.
E)  A stock with a highly positive serial correlation in the past will maintain that correlation in the future.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 2

Which one of these would generally be considered the most rational action for a tax-paying investor?

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A)  Trading frequently
B)  Selling their losing and holding their winning securities
C)  Throwing darts to select their portfolio holdings
D)  Holding a less than fully diversified portfolio of securities
E)  Ignoring taxes when making investment decisionsF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

The research done by Ikenberry,Lakonishok,and Vermaelen supports the argument that mangers:

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A)  effectively time IPOs but not SEOs.
B)  cannot effectively time IPOs.
C)  cannot effectively time either stock sales or repurchases.
D)  effectively time stock repurchases.
E)  can effectively time stock sales but not repurchases.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Define the three forms of market efficiency.

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Question 5

Which one of these is a finding of Ritter's study of initial public offerings (IPOs) ?

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A)  Firms with either IPOs or SEPs tend to outperform their control groups for the 5-year period following the issue of the new securities.
B)  IPOs are generally incorrectly priced at issuance because over the next five years the IPO firm's abnormal returns exceeded 6 percent on average.
C)  The annual returns for IPO firms during the 5-year period following an IPO are about two percent lower than their control group.
D)  Comparable IPO and non-IPO firms had similar returns for the 5-year period following an IPO.
E)  IPO firms tend to lose 10 percent or more of their market value in the two years following their IPO.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

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

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A)  react immediately to 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)  always rise immediately upon the release of new information with no further price adjustments related to that information.
E)  be slow to react for the first few hours after new information is released allowing time for that information to be reviewed and analyzed.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following tend to reinforce the argument that the financial markets are efficient?
I.Information spreads rapidly in today's world.
II.There is tremendous competition in the financial markets.
III.Market prices continually fluctuate.
IV.Market prices react suddenly to unexpected news announcements.

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A)  I and III only
B)  II and IV only
C)  I,II,and III only
D)  II,III,and IV only
E)  I,II,III,and IVF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

What key item should managers look for when considering an acquisition?

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Question 9

The principle that investors might be too slow in adjusting their beliefs to new information is referred to as:

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A)  conservatism.
B)  liberalism.
C)  representativeness.
D)  weak form efficiency.
E)  the timing decision.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

ALLGO announced at Time t that it was acquiring DoLittle Industries.There were no other announcements affecting these firms.ALLGO's stock had daily returns of -.2,+.1,-.5,-.1,+.1 for Time t - 2 to Time t + 2,respectively.The daily returns on the market were -.1,+.2,+.1,-.2,and +.2 for Time t - 2 to Time t + 2,respectively.What is the cumulative abnormal return for these five days?

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A)  -.7
B)  -.8
C)  -.5
D)  -.10
E)  -.3F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 11

In examining the issue of whether the choice of accounting methods affects stock prices,studies have found that:

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A)  the decision between LIFO and FIFO for inventory accounting can significantly affect stock prices.
B)  a firm can affect its stock price if it either withholds information or provides incorrect information.
C)  accounting changes that increase accounting earnings also increase stock prices.
D)  switching depreciation methods can significantly affect stock prices.
E)  the choice between the percentage-of-completion or the completed-contract method for construction projects affect stock prices.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

Insider trading does not offer any advantages if the financial markets are:

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A)  inefficient.
B)  semiweak form efficient.
C)  semistrong form efficient.
D)  strong form efficient.
E)  weak form efficient.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Weak form efficiency is best defined as a market where current prices are based on:

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A)  totally rational decisions.
B)  historical prices.
C)  information known to any person or organization.
D)  all publicly available information.
E)  irrational decisions by amateur investors.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Which one of the following statements is correct concerning market efficiency?

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A)  New information will gradually be reflected in a stock's price to avoid any sudden change in the price of the stock in an efficient market.
B)  In an efficient market,some market participants will have an advantage over others.
C)  If a market is efficient,arbitrage opportunities should be common.
D)  Real asset markets are more efficient than financial markets.
E)  A firm will generally receive a fair price when it sells shares of stock in an efficient market.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Based on the efficient market hypothesis,a stock's abnormal return at Time t is an indicator of:

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A)  semistrong form inefficiency.
B)  cumulative market expectations.
C)  a release of information at Time t.
D)  conservatism.
E)  weak form inefficiency.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Which one of these terms is used to describe a market where investors draw conclusions from insufficient data?

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A)  Representativeness
B)  Synergy
C)  Conservatism
D)  Arbitrage
E)  Independent deviations from rationalityF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

Given the vast resources available to mutual fund managers,these managers on average have generally:

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A)  outperformed the overall market on a risk-adjusted basis.
B)  eliminated excess profits for arbitrageurs.
C)  beat broad-based indexes.
D)  proved the market to be strong form efficient.
E)  underperformed the market on a risk-adjusted basis.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 18

Your best friend works in the finance office of the Delta Corporation.You are aware that this friend trades Delta stock based on information he overhears in the office.You know that this information is not known to the general public.Your friend continually brags to you about the profits he earns trading Delta stock.Based on this information,you would tend to argue that the financial markets are at best _____ form efficient.

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A)  weak
B)  semistrong
C)  semiweak
D)  strong
E)  perfectF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

Efficient markets require which one of these?

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A)  Dart thrower investors
B)  Only rational investors
C)  Overly optimistic amateur investors
D)  Countervailing irrationalities
E)  Investors adhering to the conservatism principleF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 20

Which of these are arguments that support the position that the efficient market hypothesis fails in actual application?
I.Arbitrage may involve too much risk to offset irrational behaviour
II.Investors may be irrational
III.Irrationalities are contervailing
IV.Irrationality may be related across investors

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A)  II only
B)  I and II only
C)  I,II,and IV only
D)  II,III,and IV only
E)  I,II,III,and IVF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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