volatility

What does market volatility mean?

Stock markets around the world have recently experienced some very turbulent activity. These large movements in the index sparked regular discussions about volatility in the market. So, what does volatility actually mean, and why is it examined in so much depth by market analysts and commentators? What is volatility? Volatility is the speed of price changes of a stock. A stock with high volatility is one where the price changes rapidly over time, it will rise and fall at an …

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What is volatility and why does it matter

Stock markets around the world have recently experienced some very turbulent activity. The Dow Jones reached an all-time high of 26,616.71 points on the 26th Jan 2018 to then fall 10.4 per cent on Feb 8 2018. These large movements in the index sparked regular discussions about volatility in the market. So what does volatility actually mean and why is it examined in so much depth by market commentators? What is volatility? Volatility is the speed of a price changes …

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