Stock market efficiency, insider dealing and market abuse - Barnes, Paul (Farnham, England : Gower, 2009)
Why the stock market and its efficiency are so important -- How shares are traded and valued -- The efficient capital markets hypothesis (ECMH) -- Market irrationality : bubbles, manias, panics and crashes -- Out-performing the market : the case of mergers and takeovers -- The regulation of the markets -- Market abuse -- The role, use and abuse of financial and accounting data : information asymmetry -- The way forward
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Efficient market theory; Securities fraud; Insider trading in securities; Stock exchanges