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Asymmetric Volatility: Phenomenon that volatility is higher in down markets than in up markets.

Reward-To-Volatility Ratio: Ratio of excess return to portfolio standard deviation.

Volatility: The term volatility indicates how much and how quickly the value of an investment, market, or market sector changes. For example, because the stock prices of small, newer companies tend to r . . . View Full Definition

Volatility Risk: A measure of risk based on the standard deviation of the asset return. Volatility is a variable that appears in option pricing formulas, where it denotes the volatility of the underlying ass . . . View Full Definition

Implied Volatility: The rate that a seller of a futures contract can earn by buying an issue and then delivering it at the settlement date. Related: Cheapest to deliver issue.

Asymmetrical: In animals, a term referring to organisms that lack a general body plan or axis of symmetry that divides the body into mirror-image halves.

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

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

Asymmetric Body Balancing: This is a combination of Paul St. John’s neuromuscular therapy and more traditional Hatha yoga that helps clients diminish and/or alleviate pain or discomfort and find homeostasis and equili . . . View Full Definition

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL): High speed transmission technology commonly used for Internet access. ADSL sends information asymmetrically, meaning data travels faster one way than the other. Original application was a T1 . . . View Full Definition