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Asymmetry




Asymmetry

Phenomenon that volatility is higher in down markets than in up markets.

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Volatility
Is the annualized standard deviation of the natural logarithms of asset returns.

Higher
Adjective meaning greater, larger: e.g. higher prices; (cannot be used as a verb, instead use raise).



SIMILAR TERMS
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Asymmetric information
Options market trading options on more than 50 of Australia's and New Zealand's leading companies.

Asymmetric taxes
Information that is known to some people but not to other people.

Asymmetric volatility
When participants in a transaction have different net tax rates.



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Assumption
Rate of interest used by an insurance company to calculate the payout on an annuity contract.

ASX Derivatives and Options Market (ASXD)
Becoming responsible for the liabilities of another party.

Asymmetric information
Options market trading options on more than 50 of Australia's and New Zealand's leading companies.

Asymmetric taxes
Information that is known to some people but not to other people.

Asymmetric volatility
When participants in a transaction have different net tax rates.

Asymmetry

At par
A lack of equivalence between two things, such as the unequal tax treatment of interest expense and dividend payments.

At risk
A price equal to nominal or face value of a security.

At the bell
The exposure to the danger of economic loss. Frequently used in the context of claiming tax deductions.

At the close order
In context of general equities, at the opening or close of the market.

At the figure
1) In the context of securities, an all or none market order that is to be executed at the closing price of the security on the exchange. If the execution cannot be made under this condition, the order is to be treated as cancelled. 2) In the context of futures and options, refers to a contract that is to be executed on some exchanges during the closing period, a period in which there is a range of prices.

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