Trusting Stock Markets
Market efficiency, price discovery, and investor behaviour in stock markets
About This Course
Course Information
Investors, new or old, are regularly considering when is a good time to invest in stocks. Each investor is trying to sell at the high and buy at the low. It can be argued that at times we can be in a bull market and a bear market at the same time. Our Trusting Stock Markets podcast, in conjunction with MyWallSt.com gets to the bottom of all the confusion and commentary to give you clear guidance on how the stock market works. This course is made up of a podcast, questions and additional reading materials, and accounts for 3 units of CPD. One unit is the equivalent of one hour of learning.
Course Sections
This course is made up of the following sections:
- Trusting Stock Markets (podcast)
- Trusting Stock Markets (quiz)
What You Will Learn
- Explain the efficient market hypothesis and its three forms: weak, semi-strong, and strong
- Describe how stock prices incorporate publicly available and private information
- Identify common behavioural biases that affect investor decision-making
- Evaluate the arguments for and against trusting stock market prices as reliable signals
- Assess the role of market participants, including institutional investors and retail traders, in price discovery
Who This Course Is For
- Accountants and finance professionals who want to understand how and why stock prices move
- Professionals advising clients on investment decisions who need a grounding in market efficiency
- CPD learners looking for an accessible introduction to stock market theory
Prerequisites
- No prior knowledge of stock market theory is required
- A general awareness of how stock exchanges work is helpful
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