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Div1
P1
P0
(1 ke ) (1 ke )
P0 = the current price of the stock
Div1 = the dividend paid at the end of year 1
ke = the required return on investment in equity
P1 = the sale price of the stock at the end of the first period
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(1 ke )1 (1 ke ) 2
(1 ke ) n (1 ke ) n
If Pn is far in the future, it will not affect P0
Dt
P0
t
(1
k
)
t 1
e
The price of the stock is determined only by the present value of
the future dividend stream
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P0
D0 (1 g)
D1
(ke g) (ke g)
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X e X of
X e expectation of the variable that is being forecast
X of = optimal forecast using all available information
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P Pt C
R
Pt
e
e
t 1
Pt e1 Pt of1 R e R of
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Behavioral Finance
The lack of short selling (causing over-priced stocks)
may be explained by loss aversion
The large trading volume may be explained by
investor overconfidence
Stock market bubbles may be explained by
overconfidence and social contagion
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