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Volatility
Volatility measures how much a security's price fluctuates: the higher it is, the wider and more frequent the moves up and down.
A very volatile stock can deliver big gains but also big losses in a short time; that's why volatility is used as a measure of risk. Cryptocurrencies and small companies are usually more volatile than government bonds or large companies.
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