In: Finance
Which of the following is a characteristic of an efficient financial market?
a, Absence of underpriced or overpriced securities
b, Abundance of bargain opportunities
c, Necessity of active portfolio management
d, Focus on security analysis
Answer-Absence of underpriced or overpriced securities
In the case of an efficient market, since all the information is already reflected in the stock prices; thus, there are no underpriced or overpriced securities.Since the securities are correctly priced, so bargain opportunities are not there. Also active portfolio management will be a waste of time and money, thus passive management is preferred. Also, since there are no underpriced or overpriced securities, security analysis, will also be of mostly no benefit.