# Beta

*Risk & Portfolio — Finicade finance glossary*

How much a stock tends to move relative to the whole market. A beta of 1.2 means it typically swings 20% more than the market both ways; below 1 means steadier. It measures the market risk you can't diversify away.

**Related terms:** [CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model)](https://finicade.com/glossary/capm), [Systematic Risk](https://finicade.com/glossary/systematic-risk), [Correlation](https://finicade.com/glossary/correlation), [Volatility](https://finicade.com/glossary/volatility)

**Taught in:** Charter Climb — CAPM & the Efficient Frontier

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/beta