Question: (a) Identify and explain ONE incentive and ONE limitation for arbitrageurs to promote market efficiency. (4 marks) (b) Janet, a junior analyst of an investment

 (a) Identify and explain ONE incentive and ONE limitation for arbitrageurs

(a) Identify and explain ONE incentive and ONE limitation for arbitrageurs to promote market efficiency. (4 marks) (b) Janet, a junior analyst of an investment bank, kept an eye on the share price of Temcent Company, a fintech company with abundant analysts' coverage. She noticed that the share price was increased by 10% immediately after the release of annual result announcement. She said to her senior colleague, Ricky, The share price of Temcent is over-reacted to the result announcement. Net profit was just grown by 1% last year. This is an example of violation of semi-strong-form market efficiency." Ricky replied, "It's not the case. The market is semi-strong-form efficient even though the stock price goes up after the result announcement." Explain why Ricky is correct. (4 marks)

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