Which of the following is false when the tails of a future stock price distribution are compared with those of a lognormal distribution with the same mean and standard deviation? Group of answer choices The right tail implies a reduced likelihood of extreme market movements compared with the log normal. The right tail is thinner

Which of the following is false when the tails of a future stock price distribution are compared with those of a lognormal distribution with the same mean and standard deviation? Group of answer choices The right tail implies a reduced likelihood of extreme market movements compared with the log normal. The right tail is thinner

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Firm A's stock returns are correlated with market returns at 0.90, while Firm B's stock returns are correlated with market returns at 0.50. Therefore, it must be that the βA>βB. A) True B) False
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