In an efficient market,the price of a security will
A)react immediately to new information with no further price adjustments related to that information.
B)react to new information over a 2-day period after which time no further price adjustments related to that information will occur.
C)rise sharply when new information is first released and then decline to a new stable level by the following day.
D)always rise immediately upon the release of new information with no further price adjustments related to that information.
E)be slow to react for the first few hours after new information is released allowing time for that information to be reviewed and analyzed.

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In an efficient market, the price of a security will react immediately to new information with no further price adjustments related to that information. This is because all available information is already reflected in the price of the security, and any new information will be quickly incorporated into the price. This makes it difficult for investors to consistently earn abnormal returns through the analysis of publicly available information.

In an Efficient Market,the Price of a Security Will