Important Financial Investment Terms
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Definition of 'Beta'
A coefficient that measures the volatility of a stock or portfolio in relation to the rest of the stock market. The Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index has a beta coefficient of 1.00. Any stock or portfolio with a higher beta is more volatile than the market and any with a lower beta can be expected to rise and fall more slowly than the market.