# Informational mimicry

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## Definition

In the context of the financial market, this refers to market participants who base their behavior on the decisions of others who they assume have a better level of information than themselves (imitating others because they supposedly know more; it constitutes a rational response to a problem of dissemination of information, provided the proportion of imitators in the group is not too high). In this way, a self-reinforcing movement in the financial market can easily occur. - See euphoria phase, exotikomania, financial psychology, fear thesis, counter-speculation theory, herd behavior, hindsight, information, asymmetric, myopia, milkmaid bull market, odd lot theory, feedback loop, sine curve fetishism, staggering, trend trading, payday ground rule. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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