Social Media Has Made Markets Less Efficient by Keeping Buyers

question 193

True/False

Social media has made markets less efficient by keeping buyers and sellers from meeting face to face.

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Expected Value

The weighted average of all possible values for a given set of probabilities, used in statistics and financial decision making.

Firm's Stock

The shares of ownership in a corporation that represent a claim on the company's earnings and assets.

Dividend Yield

A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, often used by investors to gauge the income-generating ability of a stock.

Capital Gains Yield

The increase in the price of an investment or asset, expressed as a percentage of the initial purchase price.