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Glossary term

Sharpe Ratio

Return per unit of volatility.

Sharpe ratio compares return to risk. A higher Sharpe usually means a strategy earned more return for each unit of bumpiness investors had to tolerate.

Example: A strategy earning 8% with 8% volatility has a Sharpe near 1.0 before adjusting for cash rates.

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