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Investing in stocks involves inherent risk. As a stock owner, you are part owner in the company. As such, you participate in the positive growth of the company as well as the declines the stock ...

Spot price refers to the immediate settlement price of indexes, commodities, or currencies. Strip price is the average of future prices for sequential delivery, actively traded in markets. Volatility ...

Volatility drag is one of the risks in investing. Volatility drag is a complex concept familiar to many sophisticated investors and financial professionals while relatively few ordinary investors have ...