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1、The Efficient Market HypothesisBodie, Kane and MarcusEssentials of Investments 9th Global Edition 88.1 Random Walks and Efficient Market HypothesisRandom WalkNotion that stock price changes are randomEfficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)Prices of securities fully reflect available informationFigure 8.1

2、Cumulative Abnormal Returns before Takeover Attempts: Target CompaniesFigure 8.2 Stock Price Reaction to CNBC Reports8.1 Random Walks and Efficient Market HypothesisCompetition as Source of EfficiencyInvestor competition should imply stock prices reflect available informationInvestors exploit availa

3、ble profit opportunitiesCompetitive advantage can verge on insider trading8.1 Random Walks and Efficient Market HypothesisVersions of EMHWeak-form EMHStock prices already reflect all information contained in history of tradingSemistrong-form EMHStock prices already reflect all public informationStro

4、ng-form EMHStock prices already reflect all relevant information, including inside informationThree Forms of Efficiency by Information TypeWeak Form (past prices)Semistrong Form (public info)Strong Form (all info)8.2 Implications of the EMHTechnical AnalysisResearch on recurrent/predictable price pa

5、tterns and on proxies for buy/sell pressure in marketResistance LevelUnlikely for stock/index to rise aboveSupport LevelUnlikely for stock/index to fall belowImplications of the EMHFundamental AnalysisResearch on determinants of stock value, i.e. earnings, dividend prospects, future interest rate ex

6、pectations and firm riskAssumes stock price equal to discounted value of expected future cash flowImplications of the EMHActive versus Passive Portfolio ManagementPassive investment strategyBuying well-diversified portfolio without attempting to find mispriced securitiesIndex fundMutual fund which h

7、olds shares in proportion to market index representation8.2 Implications of the EMHRole of Portfolio Management in Efficient MarketActive management assumes market inefficiencyPassive management consistent with semi-strong efficiencyInefficient market pricing leads to inefficient resource allocation

8、8.3 Are Markets Efficient?IssuesMagnitude issueEfficiency is relative, not binarySelection bias issueInvestors who find successful investment schemes are less inclined to share findingsObservable es preselected in favor of failed attemptsLucky event issueLucky investments receive disproportionate at

9、tention8.3 Are Markets Efficient?Weak-Form Tests: Patterns in Stock ReturnsReturns over short horizonsMomentum effect: Tendency of poorly- or well-performing stocks to continue abnormal performance in following periodsReturns over long horizonsReversal effect: Tendency of poorly- or well-performing

10、stocks to experience reversals in following periods8.3 Are Markets Efficient?Predictors of Broad Market Performance1988Fama and French: Return on aggregate stock market tends to be higher when dividend yield is low1988Campbell and Shiller: Earnings yield can predict market returns1986Keim and Stamba

11、ugh: Bond market data (spread between yields) can predict market returns8.3 Are Markets Efficient?Semistrong Tests: Market AnomaliesAnomaliesPatterns of returns contradicting EMHP/E effectPortfolios of low P/E stocks exhibit higher average risk-adjusted returns than high P/E stocks8.3 Are Markets Ef

12、ficient?Semistrong Tests: Market AnomaliesSmall-firm effectStocks of small firms can earn abnormal returns, primarily in JanuaryNeglected-firm effectStock of little-known firms can generate abnormal returnsBook-to-market effectShares of high book-to-market firms can generate abnormal returns8.3 Are

13、Markets Efficient?Semistrong Tests: Market AnomaliesPost-earnings announcement price driftSluggish response of stock price to firms earnings announcementAbnormal return on announcement day, momentum continues past market priceBubbles and market efficiencySpeculative bubbles can raise prices above in

14、trinsic valueEven if prices are inaccurate, it can be difficult to take advantage of themFigure 8.3 Average Annual Return: Ten Size-Based Portfolios, 1926-2010Figure 8.4 Average Annual Return as Function of Book-to-Market Ratio, 1926-2010 Figure 8.5 Cumulative Abnormal Returns after Earnings Announc

15、ements8.3 Are Markets Efficient?Interpreting AnomaliesRisk premiums or inefficiencies?Fama and French: Market phenomena can be explained as manifestations of risk premiumsLakonishok, Shleifer, and Vishny: Market phenomena are evidence of inefficient markets8.3 Are Markets Efficient?Interpreting Anom

16、aliesAnomalies or data mining?Some anomalies have not shown staying power after being reportedSmall-firm effectBook-to-market effectFigure 8.6 Return to Style Portfolio as Predictor of GDP Growth 8.4 Mutual Fund and Analyst PerformanceStock Market AnalysisAnalysts are overly positive about firm pros

17、pectsWomack: Positive changes associated with 5% increase, negative with 11% decreaseJegadeesh, Kim, Kristie, and Lee: Level of consensus is inconsistent predictor of future performanceBarber, Lehavy, McNichols, and Trueman: Firms with most-favorable mendations outperform firms with least-favorable

18、mendations8.4 Mutual Fund and Analyst PerformanceMutual Fund ManagersKosowski, Timmerman, Wermers, and White: Stock-pricing ability of minority of managers sufficient to cover costs; performance persists over timeSamuelson: Records of most managers show no easy strategies for successFigure 8.7 Mutual Fund Alphas Computed U