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How do I find the beta for a company?

Asked by joannat (5points) December 3rd, 2006
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andrew's avatar
How do you mean beta?
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joannat's avatar
For a stock.
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andrew's avatar
Must be a finance term I'm not familiar with...
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joannat's avatar
I know what it is... just not where to find it.
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justin's avatar
it's a measure of risk - price fluctuation compared to the market
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justin's avatar
sites like yahoo finance usually give the basic stats for a stock, i'm not sure if beta is included.
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http://stocks.about.com/od/evaluatingstocks/a/beta120904.htm says that Reuters will give you the Beta, but you need to do the free registration.
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