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FinanceChapter2 Financial MarketsInterest Rates and Calculation of Interest RatesThe Behavior of Interest RatesThe Risk and Term Structure of Interest RatesThe Stock Market, the Theory of Rational Expectations, and the Efficient Market HypothesisLecture 7The Stock Market, the Theory of Rational Expectations, and the Efficient Market Hypothesis •What Is a Stock?•Computing the Price of Common Stock•How the Market Sets Stock Prices•The Theory of Rational Expectations•The Efficient Market Hypothesis •Behavioral FinanceLearning ObjectivesCalculate the price of common stock.Recognize the impact of new information on stock prices.Compare and contrast adaptive expectations and rational expectations.Identify and explain the implications of the efficient market hypothesis for financial markets.Summarize the reasons why behavioral finance suggests that the efficient market hypothesis may not hold.What Is a Stock?1.1 What Is a Stock?A stock (also known as equity) is a security that represents the ownership of a fraction of a corporation.This entitles the owner of the stock to a proportion of the corporation’s assets and profits equal to how much stock they own.Units of stock are called “shares”.股票（也称为股权）是代表公司一部分所有权的证券。
FinanceLecture 2An Overview of the Financial System I•Function of Financial Markets •Structure of Financial Markets •Financial Market Instruments •Internationalization of Financial MarketsLearning ObjectivesCompare direct and indirect finance.Identify the structure and components of financial markets. Describe different types of financial market instruments.Recognize the international dimensions of financial markets.Part 1Function of Financial Markets1.1 Financial MarketsFinancial Markets (P2)：Markets in which funds are transferred from people who have an excess of available funds to people who have a shortage.金融市场：资金从那些可用资金过剩的人转移到资金短缺的人的市场。
1.2 Direct FinanceIn direct finance (P23), borrowers borrow funds directly from lenders in financial markets by selling the lenders securities (also called financial instruments).在直接融资中，借款人通过在金融市场出售证券（也称为金融工具），直接从贷款人手中借入资金。
