Term
Beta
How much a stock tends to move when the whole market moves, usually measured against an index like the S&P 500 with past returns. A beta of 1 moves like the market; above 1, more; below 1, less. It describes the past, it does not promise anything.
In pesos: If the market rises 10% and a stock with a beta of 1.5 tends to rise about 15%, a $10,000 MXN position would gain about $1,500, and lose about as much if the market fell 10%.
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