The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "Eastern Merchants." Eastern merchants <span> would have MOST favored the financial plans of Alexander Hamilton. These merchants are probably have the most percentage in their economic rise.</span>
Explanation: As Secretary of the Treasury under Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton called for greater government control over the national debt. He called for the Federal government to assume the debts of all states. This would not only increase the power of the national government, but it would aid banks in northern states, who held the notes on many of those loans. They would be guaranteed of not only getting their money back, but of making a hefty profit. Most of Hamilton's plan was eventually passed.
After doing some deep research on the topic, thinking and coming to a conclusion, I believe the answer for this task is the following: The category of security that had the most volatile annual returns over the period 1926-2016 is the small company stocks.