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ISBN: 9781259277177
Author: Zvi Bodie Professor, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 12PS
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To determine: The prices follow a random walk matters for efficient allocation of capital.
Introduction: Random walk refers to the changes in stock prices have each distribution and each is free from others. The stock can be taken randomly and in an unpredictable path.
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