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You build a factor from quarterly fundamentals downloaded from a vendor today. What is the hidden problem?
- AThe vendor may charge for historical access to the data
- BThe figures are as revised, not as first reported
- CQuarterly data is too infrequent to build a factor from
- DFundamentals are only available for large companies
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