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What is Beta in Finance?
Fundamentals ·
Alpha (α) and beta (β) are two crucial coefficients that are used for measurement of success of a particular portfolio. Beta represents the volatility of a particular asset (or the whole portfolio) versus the volatility of the benchmark. Illustration by Eugene A In this article, we'll explain what beta is and give a few simple examples to demonstrate how it can be used.
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Movie Review: The Big Short (2015)
Movies ·
It's hard to make an entertaining and interesting film about the stock market for the masses, many filmmakers have tried (Margin Call, Rogue Trader, The Wolf of Wall Street, etc.), but most of them failed to attract an average person. However, it's important to educate the general public about finance, economics and influential historical events such as the 2007 housing market crash which led to the global financial crisis of 2007-2008.
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Institutional vs Retail Investors
Fundamentals ·
There are two groups of market participants: institutional and retail investors. The majority of market participants aren't small and independent individuals but large institutional investors who manage massive capital. Illustration by Eugene A In this article, we'll explain the difference between institutional and retail investors with some simple examples.
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Common vs Preferred Stock
Fundamentals ·
There are two main types of stocks on the public market: common and preferred. Why do we need to have two distinct types of shares and what's the difference between them? Illustration by Eugene A In this article, we'll take a look at these two types of stocks (shares) to figure out which one would be a better choice for an investor.
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Ticker Symbol
Fundamentals ·
We all used to recognize companies by their names but there are many other ways to identify a particular company. Every company needs a so-called “ticker symbol” in order to be tradable on a stock exchange. Apple Inc, an American IT giant is also known as “NASDAQ: AAPL” and Nestle SA, a Swiss conglomerate, is also known as “SWX: NESN”.
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