
Concept explainers
A.
To determine: Provide any two instances that support the EMH implication stated below.
Introduction: The semi-strong form of
B.
To determine: Provide any two instances that disproves the EMH implication stated below.
Introduction: The semi-strong form of Efficient Market Hypothesis implies that the information made available to the public by a stock-holding company cannot be used to assess the return and risk and the future movements of the stock price, as such information already has a direct affect on the price movement of that stock.
C.
To determine: State the reasons that support the investor in deciding not to index, despite the market is semi-strong efficient.
Introduction: With regard to the financial markets, a market anomaly is the predictability that proves the inconsistency in the asset pricing theories. A market anomaly tries to confirm the contradiction offered in the

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