Correlation is a statistic that measures the degree to which two variables move in relation to each other. In finance, the correlation can measure the movement of a stock with that of a benchmark ...

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Correlation is a statistical measure of how two securities move in relation to each other. Investors use correlation to diversify their portfolios and hedge against risk.