45.A conservatism bias suggests that investors are too quick (i.e., too fast, too aggressive) in updating their beliefs in response to new information. Conservatism may account for the observance of momentum in some securities.

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46.Fundamental analysis focuses on stock patterns and is essentially the search for recurrent and predictable patterns in stock prices. On the other hand, technical analysis focuses on the determinants of the underlying value of the firm, such as current profitability, free cash flows, and growth prospects.

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47.A provision in the indenture that allows the issuer to repurchase the bond at a specified call price before the maturity date. A call provision may be invoked if a company issues a bond with a market interest rate (with a market-based coupon) and interest rates later rise.

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48.For a given maturity, the yield to maturity on zero coupon bonds is labeled as the spot rate. In turn, the short rate for a given time interval refers to the interest rate for that interval available at different points in time. The forward interest rate is the future interest rate that is inferred from the yield curve by using spot and short rates.

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