Efficient markets

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It also explains the levels of market efficiency and efficient market hypothesis.

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Market price of a security is an unbiased estimate of its
intrinsic value

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MP not necessarily always equal to intrinsic value Deviation from intrinsic value is random Deviation has no correlation with any observable variable

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Weak-form efficiency: prices reflect all information
found in the record of past prices and volumes

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Semi-strong form: prices reflect information found in the past price and volume records as well as all publically available information

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Strong-form: prices reflect all available information, public as well as private

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The efficient-market hypothesis states that it is impossible to consistently outperform the market by using any information that the market already knows, except through luck.

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Market has perfect forecasting abilities
? Prices only impound available information

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As prices tend to fluctuate, they would not reflect fair

value
? Future is uncertain; hence prices have to fluctuate to showcase this uncertainty
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Random movement of stock suggests that stock market
is irrational
? Randomness is possible only if investors are rational and competitive



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