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Old 04-06-2007, 05:10 PM
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Default Re: trading/investing in commodities - why do/have people prefer equit

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Individual stocks have the same expectation as index funds, but lower variance.

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What in the world are you talking about? I can find hundreds (thousands?) of stocks whose implied and historical volatility (over whatever time frame you choose) is greater than that of the S&P 500 Index.
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