ADMS 3531 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Technical Analysis, S&P 500 Index, Starbucks
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Chapter 8: stock price behaviour and market efficiency. Efficient markets hypothesis (emh) the hypothesis stating that, as a practical matter, investors cannot consistently beat the market". A theory that asserts: as a practical matter, the major financial markets reflect all relevant information at a given time. Market efficiency research examines the relationship between stock prices and available information: the important research question:is it possible for investors to beat the market? . Prediction of the emh theory: if a market is efficient, it is not possible to beat the market (except by luck) The excess return on an investment is the return in excess of that earned by other investments that have the same risk. Beating the market means consistently earning a positive excess return. An investment has outperformed other investments of the same risk. Three economic forces can lead to market efficiency: investor rationality independent deviations from rationality. Investors use their information in a rational manner.