medium · Market Microstructure adverse-selection

A stock has a daily return volatility σ of 2%. Over a 5-day period, the variance of the 5-day return is measured at 0.0014.

Based on the variance ratio test, what does this imply about the market's microstructure?

  1. The market exhibits momentum, likely due to informed trading persistence.
  2. The market follows a pure random walk with no frictions.
  3. The volatility is entirely fundamental and reflects new information perfectly.
  4. The market exhibits mean reversion, suggesting significant transitory volatility.

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