Noise (economic)
Economic noise, or simply noise, describes a theory of pricing developed by Fischer Black. To Black, noise is the opposite of information. Sometimes it's hype, other times it's inaccurate ideas, other times it's inaccurate data; noise has many forms. Noise is everywhere in the economy and we can rarely tell the difference between it and information.
Noise has two broad implications.
- It allows speculative trading to occur (see below).
- It is indicative of market inefficiency.
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Famous quotes containing the word noise:
“The noise of battle hurtled in the air,
Horses did neigh, and dying men did groan,
And ghosts did shriek and squeal about the streets.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)