21-41 the Use of the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI)to Measure Market

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21-41 The use of the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI)to measure market concentration is encouraged for banks because of the ease of separating banks from thrifts and insurance companies.

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Definitions:

Portfolio Weight

The fraction of a portfolio's total value that is invested in a particular asset.

Stock A

A hypothetical designation for a particular equity security in examples relating to stock market discussions.

Expected Return

The predicted average of all possible returns for an investment, considering both risk and reward.

Beta

A measure of a stock's volatility in relation to the overall market; a beta above 1 indicates greater volatility than the market, while a beta below 1 indicates less.