stock beta

As we enter September, there is quite a bit of uncertainty in the global scene. An attack on Syria seems all but given at this point, and there is a looming battle in Congress over the debt ceiling and Obamacare. All of this seems to indicate a volatile month in the markets. Given these...

Beta of a stock is often defined as the sensitivity of a stock with respect to the market or Index. In other words the beta of a stock is 1.5 with respect to the market or index means each 1% raise or fall in the index the stock will raise or fall by 1.5 %. Now the question is whether this beta...