"I am going out on a limb here as I am not a professional investor nor do I have any educational background relating to stock markets. These opinions are solely based on my experience as an individual investor (Stocks only, no shorts, nor funky investments) dealing with relatively small amounts of money. Correct me, if you think I am wrong, by leaving your comments" Most people in the financial industry religiously believe in the efficient market hypotheses and the fairness of the market based on available information. This myth is the basis for millions of individual investors' investments. Most individual investors who actively trade using online brokerages such as ETrade or Scotttrade are under the impression that the market is rational by nature and acts rationally to any new information.
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