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Sharpe Ratio

A risk-adjusted financial measure developed by Nobel Laureate William Sharpe. It uses a fund's standard deviation and excess return to determine the reward per unit of risk. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better the fund's ``risk-adjusted'' performance.

See also Alpha, Beta




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26