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- August 18, 2021 at 3:19 am #631884
Hi sir, i have watched your lecture regarding this topic, but i would like to ask regarding the Market efficiency Hypothesis from the past year question relating to this statement:
Ring Co’s share price reacts quickly and accurately to newly-released information in a semi-strong form efficient capital market but not in a weak form one.
I did not have clear understanding in relation to the fact that share price did not quickly and accurately reflect to the weak form information, while semi-strong form did.
Can you explain it to me? It comes from this past year question:
https://www.accaglobal.com/content/dam/acca/global/PDF-students/acca/f9/exampapers/f9-2016-sep-q.pdf
August 18, 2021 at 9:13 am #631919Choice (2) in the question is not correct. The share price will react to new information, but we cannot say it will happen ‘the day after it is announced’, which is what is written in the statement. It will take time before the share price reacts, whereas in a semi-strong efficient market the share price will react quickly (although even then we would not say that it will be the day after – it is likely to react sooner than that).
August 18, 2021 at 12:11 pm #631937Thank you for your explanation above, but I’m so sorry, i would like to clarify again
Does it means that the share price would react for weak form information LATER THAN semi-strong information?
August 18, 2021 at 3:47 pm #631967Yes (and we certainly cannot say that it reacts the next day 🙂 )
August 18, 2021 at 5:14 pm #631982Thank you so much sir for your detailed explanation, have a nice day ! 🙂
August 19, 2021 at 7:52 am #632017You are welcome, and you have a nice day also 🙂
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