Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

A) In Europe and Asia hedge funds are legal, but they are not permitted to operate in the United States.
B) Hedge funds have more in common with commercial banks than with any other type of financial institution.
C) Hedge funds have more in common with investment banks than with any other type of financial institution.
D) In the United States hedge funds are legal, but in Europe and Asia they are not permitted to operate.
E) The justification for the "light" regulation of hedge funds is that only "sophisticated" investors with high net worths and high incomes are permitted to invest in these funds, and such investors supposedly can do the necessary "due diligence" on their own rather than have it done by the SEC or some other regulator.