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semistrong

semistrong adjective: of or relating to a form of the Efficient-market hypothesis that implies that share prices adjust to publicly available new information very rapidly and in an unbiased fashion, such that no excess returns can be earned by trading on that information.

Adjective

semistrong (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a form of the Efficient-market hypothesis that implies that share prices adjust to publicly available new information very rapidly and in an unbiased fashion, such that no excess returns can be earned by trading on that information.

Origin of semistrong

From semi- + strong.

Questions about semistrong

What does semistrong mean?
Semistrong means of or relating to a form of the Efficient-market hypothesis that implies that share prices adjust to publicly available new information very rapidly and in an unbiased fashion, such that no excess returns can be earned by trading on that information.
What part of speech is semistrong?
Semistrong is an adjective.

Words near semistrong in the dictionary

  1. semistratifiable
  2. semistratified
  3. semistriate
  4. semistriated
  5. semistrict
  6. semistrong
  7. semistructural
  8. semistructured
  9. semistupid
  10. semistuporous
  11. semisub

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