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  2. What Beta Means: Understanding a Stock’s Risk - AOL

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    For example, if the market is making a big move 20% higher, a stock with a beta of 1.5 will tend to trade up 30%. In this way, an investor can maximize gains in a bullish market by picking up ...

  3. How to use beta to evaluate a stock’s risk - AOL

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    Beta allows for a good comparison between an individual stock and a market-tracking index fund, but it doesn’t offer a complete portrait of a stock’s risk. Instead, it’s a look at its level ...

  4. Beta (finance) - Wikipedia

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    Beta is the hedge ratio of an investment with respect to the stock market. For example, to hedge out the market-risk of a stock with a market beta of 2.0, an investor would short $2,000 in the stock market for every $1,000 invested in the stock. Thus insured, movements of the overall stock market no longer influence the combined position on ...

  5. Are High Beta Stocks a Smart Buy? - AOL

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    Most investors seek out investments that will give them the biggest gains they can get. High beta stocks are a favorite of many investors who aren't afraid of taking big risks in order to earn jaw ...

  6. Market sentiment - Wikipedia

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    The Acertus Market Sentiment Indicator (AMSI) incorporates five variables (in descending order of weight in the indicator): Price/Earnings Ratio (a measure of stock market valuations); price momentum (a measure of market psychology); Realized Volatility (a measure of recent historical risk); High Yield Bond Returns (a measure of credit risk ...

  7. List of business terms - Wikipedia

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    The following terms are in everyday use in financial regions, such as commercial business and the management of large organisations such as corporations. Noun phrases [ edit ]

  8. Glossary of stock market terms - Wikipedia

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    Following is a glossary of stock market terms. All or none or AON: in investment banking or securities transactions, "an order to buy or sell a stock that must be executed in its entirely, or not executed at all". [1] Ask price or Ask: the lowest price a seller of a stock is willing to accept for a share of that given stock. [2]

  9. Portfolio Beta vs. Stock Beta: What's the Difference?

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    Investors, whether beginner or seasoned professionals, all have a threshold for risk. Some prefer to play it safe and favor a low-risk investment plan while others are more advantageous with a ...