Recommendations & StrategiesQuestion 49 of 100
Beta measures a security's:
a.Company-specific, diversifiable risk
b.Absolute dollar return
c.Volatility relative to the overall market (systematic risk)
d.Dividend growth rate
Explanation
Beta gauges a security's sensitivity to overall market movements, capturing systematic, non-diversifiable risk. A beta above 1 indicates greater volatility than the market. It is used in the capital asset pricing model to estimate required return.
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