capital market efficiency

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An analysis of the efficiency of capital markets. This looks at how fair current market prices are for an asset given current market situations. For example, if major news breaks out for a company, an analysis would occur on the stock's price to see how it should be valued given the news. Capital market efficiency measures the extent of the accuracy of the stock's price.

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