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calculation of annual volatility
 
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peter333
Posted: 24 August 2008 05:14 AM   [ Ignore ]  
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Dear David:

Sorry for having such a basic question but still i want to ask it. For calculating annual volatility from daily volatility, we multiply daily volatility with the square root of 252 (total annual days). Why we use square root of days and not the actual days?

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peter

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peter333
Posted: 24 August 2008 06:51 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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Sorry David...I got it..it was really very simple

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