In the financial world, the term ‘Volatility’ refers to the measurement of the fluctuation in prices over a certain period of time. Volatility is often used to quantify the risk of an investment, and the value of volatility is expressed in either of two ways: one as a definitive monetary value and the other as [...]
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Going Up, Coming Down: Volatility For Beginners
July 11th, 2008 · No Comments · The Markets
Tags: risk·stock options·trends·value·volatility
For Beginners Definition: What is volatility?
July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Random
Volatility as defined is rapid change such as volatile chemicals that are explosive. When it comes to the stock market, volatility is in fact pretty much the same. Various methods and measures are used to track the volatility of stocks and their likelihood of moving up or down in price instead of looking at the [...]
