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What is reflected in the prices of securities in a Semi-Strong Form Efficient Market?

  • Only publicly available information and private information of insiders.
  • Only private information of insiders.
  • Only publicly available information. (correct)
  • Neither publicly available nor private information.

What is a characteristic of a Semi-Strong Form Efficient Market?

  • Investors cannot derive above-average risk-adjusted return from their transactions. (correct)
  • Only outsiders can derive above-average risk-adjusted return from their transactions.
  • Only insiders can derive above-average risk-adjusted return from their transactions.
  • Investors can derive above-average risk-adjusted return from their transactions.

What is a prerequisite for a market to be semi-strong efficient?

  • The market must be neither weak-form nor strong-form efficient.
  • The market must be weak-form efficient. (correct)
  • The market must be strong-form efficient.
  • The market must be partially efficient.

What have researchers examined to test the Semi-Strong Form Efficient Market hypothesis?

<p>Both company-specific information events and economy-wide events. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is reflected in security prices in a Strong Form of Efficient Markets?

<p>Both publicly available information and private information. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common characteristic of a strong-form efficient market?

<p>Security prices rapidly adjust to all new information (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of fundamental analysis in a semi-strong efficient market?

<p>To disseminate value-relevant information (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a Strong Form Efficient Market?

<p>Insiders cannot earn above-average returns from trading on the basis of private information. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can be inferred about the markets in developing countries?

<p>They may not be semi-strong efficient. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of investors is most likely to consistently receive above-average risk-adjusted returns in a strong-form inefficient market?

<p>Corporate insiders (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a difference between a Semi-Strong Form Efficient Market and a Strong Form Efficient Market?

<p>Semi-strong form efficient markets reflect only publicly available information, while strong-form efficient markets reflect both publicly available and private information. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key assumption of the semi-strong form of market efficiency?

<p>All publicly available information is reflected in current prices (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between financial analysts and corporate insiders in terms of their investment abilities?

<p>Insiders have monopolistic access to private information, while analysts do not (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a strong-form efficient market, which group of investors would not have an advantage over others?

<p>Individual investors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of fundamental analysis in a semi-strong efficient market?

<p>To disseminate value-relevant information to the public (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a test of the strong-form efficient market?

<p>Analyzing returns over time for different investment groups (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Semi-Strong Form Efficient Market

  • Prices reflect all publicly known and available information, including financial statement data and financial market data.
  • Analyzing earnings announcements to identify underpriced or overpriced securities is pointless because prices already reflect all publicly available information.
  • Investors who base their decisions on new public information should not derive above-average risk-adjusted return from their transactions, considering the cost of trading.
  • If a market is semi-strong efficient, it must also be weak-form efficient.

Research on Semi-Strong Form Efficient Market

  • Researchers have examined various company-specific information events, such as stock splits, dividend changes, and merger announcements.
  • They have also examined economy-wide events, such as regulation changes and tax rate changes.
  • Results of most research are consistent with the view that developed securities markets might be semi-strong efficient.
  • However, some evidence suggests that markets in developing countries may not be semi-strong efficient.

Strong Form Efficient Market

  • Security prices fully reflect both public and private information.
  • Insiders would not be able to earn above-average returns from trading on the basis of private information.
  • A strong-form efficient market prices reflect all private information, including everything that the management of a company knows about its financial condition.
  • A market that is strong-form efficient is, by definition, also semi-strong and weak-form efficient.

Tests of Strong Form Efficient Market

  • Tests have analyzed returns over time for different identifiable investment groups to determine whether any group consistently received above-average risk-adjusted returns.
  • Such a group must have access to and act upon important private information or an ability to act on public information before other investors.

Corporate Insiders and Financial Analysts/Money Managers

  • Corporate insiders have enjoyed above-average returns by selling prior to low returns or buying before strong returns, implying that they had private information.
  • Financial Analysts and Money Managers have the ability to select/recommend undervalued stocks, which might lead to gain an above-average return for those who follow these recommendations.

Fundamental Analysis

  • Fundamental Analysis is the examination of publicly available information, including company data, industry and economic data.
  • Fundamental analysis is necessary in a well-functioning market because it facilitates a semi-strong efficient market by disseminating value-relevant information.

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Test your knowledge of strong-form efficient markets, including tests and analysis of returns for different investment groups. Learn about the characteristics of strong-form efficiency and how it relates to semi-strong and weak-form efficiency.

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