Relative to the strategy of buying and then holding for long time, frequently buying and selling securities will result in all of the followings for sure EXCEPT ____. a. Group of answer choices b. greater commissions paid to security brokers c. greater taxes paid to the government d. greater returns for the investor e. greater bid-ask spreads paid to security dealers

Which of the following characteristics accurately describes the stock market? An active market that determines the price of a firm’s shares   A fixed-income market where participants buy and sell debt securities     The bid-ask spread in a dealer market represents the profit that a dealer would make on a transaction involving a security. Which of the following statements best describes the bid-ask spread? The difference between the closing price of the security and the opening price of the security on the day of the transaction.   The sum of the price at which a dealer is willing to buy a security and the price at which a dealer is willing to sell it.   The difference between the price at which a dealer is willing to buy a security and the price at which a dealer is willing to sell it.     Fernando, a trader, wants to buy 1,000 shares of XYZ stock, while a second trader, Ally, is willing to sell 1,500 shares of the same stock. Unfortunately, Fernando…

A best efforts underwriting is a situation where: Question 31Answer a. An underwriter buys securities from an issuer and reoffers them to the public at a higher price. b. An underwriter commits to securing 100% market acceptance of a securities issue. c. The issuer receives all the proceeds from a market issue. d. The underwriter act as an agent of the issuer in marketing the securities to investors

a）  In order to test the weak form of the efficient-market hypothesis, researchers have used the following methods excepta.estimation of the serial correlation (autocorrelation) for securities and markets.b.measurement of the profitability of trading rules used by technical analysts.c.measurement of how rapidly security prices adjust to different news items.d.All of the options are methods used for testing weak-form market efficiency. b）  A firm has $100 million in current liabilities, $200 million in long-term debt, $300 million in stockholders' equity, and total assets of $600 million. Calculate the firm's ratio of long-term debt to long-term debt plus equity.a.40 percentb.20 percentc.50 percentd.17 percent