If the stock market is at least semistrong efficient then, O A. trading on information that you read in The Wall Street Jourmal or on the internet is unlikely to allow you to purchase stocks that are significantly underpriced. O B. you are likely to find underpriced and overpriced securities by conducting a thorough analysis of a firm's financial statements. OC. you should be able to determine when to buy or to sell a stock by studying the pattern of its historical prices. O D. you cannot expect to find underpriced or overpriced stocks even if you have inside information.

If the stock market is at least semistrong efficient then, O A. trading on information that you read in The Wall Street Jourmal or on the internet is unlikely to allow you to purchase stocks that are significantly underpriced. O B. you are likely to find underpriced and overpriced securities by conducting a thorough analysis of a firm's financial statements. OC. you should be able to determine when to buy or to sell a stock by studying the pattern of its historical prices. O D. you cannot expect to find underpriced or overpriced stocks even if you have inside information.

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