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Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:2488) Volatility : 8.60% (As of Jun. 10, 2024)


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What is Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd Volatility?

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, it shows how the price swings around its mean. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.

As of today (2024-06-10), Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd's Volatility is 8.60%.


Competitive Comparison of Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd's Volatility

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd's Volatility, along with its competitors' market caps and Volatility data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd's Volatility Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd's Volatility falls into.



Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd  (XKLS:2488) Volatility Calculation

The annualized volatility is calculated as following:

σA=σM * 12
= 1/(n-1) ∑(Ri - R')^2 * 12

Where: σM is the monthly volatility, n is the number of months in the period, Ri is the security's historical monthly returns and R' is the arithmetic mean of monthly returns.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd  (XKLS:2488) Volatility Explanation

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. It’s often measured as standard deviation or variance of historical returns over a certain period. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year.

Volatility reflects the uncertainty or risk of a security’s value. Generally speaking, a higher volatility suggests a higher risk, because it implies a wider fluctuation around average price. This means the price of the security can change dramatically in either direction within a short period. Conversely, a lower volatility means that the security's price is more steady, which suggests a lower risk.

Another measurement of relative volatility is Beta. Beta is a measure of systematic risk of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is usually compared to 1. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.


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Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:2488) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 8, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 3rd Floor, Menara Multi-Purpose, Capital Square, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50100
Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd is a Malaysia-based company engaged in providing banking and financial services. Its segments consist of its consumer banking segment, which offers personal banking solutions, including mortgages, credit cards, and wealth management. The business banking segment consists of small and midsize enterprise and wholesale banking and offers products and services, such as cash management, trade finance, treasury, and structured solutions. The financial markets segment offers money market, hedging, foreign exchange, wealth management, and stockbroking and corporate advisory segment. The stockbroking and corporate advisory cover stockbroking activities and corporate advisory and other segments. It generates maximum revenue from the business banking segment.

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