What You Need To Know About Beta Coefficient

Have you ever wondered how you can quickly and easily determine the risk of a stock or stock portfolio? You can start by doing a little bit of research on the beta coefficient of investments that you are considering. The beta coefficient of a stock or stock portfolio is the measure of volatility of a stock or stock portfolio’s return versus that of the rest of the market. Typically the ‘rest of the market’ is a benchmark index which has a set beta of 1. For example, if you are interested in a s...
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In Stocks Oversold? Be Ready to Act

Stocks that are in oversold situations typically sell at prices that are well below true value. So what do you do when a stock that you hold suddenly becomes oversold? The first thing that you need to do is do not panic. The reality is that you can use an oversold situation to generate profits from your trades. This is true even if you already hold the stock. The key is to be able to identify when an oversold situation occurs so that you can profit from it. When you already hold a stock that su...
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Market Capitalization

Market capitalization (or market cap) is a useful descriptive metric for stock market investors. It is a metric that describes the size or total market value of a corporation. Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the current share price by the total number of shares outstanding. For example, if the current share price for a given stock is $100.00 and there are 10 shares outstanding for the corporation, then the market capitalization for the corporation would be $1,000.00. Below is ...
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