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Although they are often used synonymously; volatility and risk are not the same. Volatility is a measure of how much an asset value moves and is impacted by economic conditions. Volatility plays an especially important role in investing, risk management and asset pricing.
Volatility is often used as a measure of risk and shows the intensity of fluctuation of individual stocks, indices or other underlying instruments around their average value. The higher the vol