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Assuming 256 trading days in a year, find the volatility per annum by using the close only

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Assuming 256 trading days in a year, find the volatility per annum by using the close only, high-low, and high-low-close methods. Use Excel.

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Calculating Volatility Per Annum using Close Price only:

  Volatility per annum = Daily Volatility * Squareroot of no. of trading days

= 5.95% * Squareroot of 256

= 5.95% * 16

= 95.2%

Days Close Daily Rt
0 40
1 43 0.072321
2 45 0.045462
3 45 0 Daily Voltality = 0.05955
4 44 -0.02247
5 50 0.127833
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To Calculate Volatility in Excel:

Step 1: Fill in Days and Close Price Column from the Question

Step 2: Calculate Daily returns using the formula LN (Ending Price / Beginning Price) where LN denotes Logarithm to base E. This formaula is available in excel. so in Daily Rt cell in Day 1 Type =LN(Day1 Close Price Cell / Day0 Close Price Cell)

Step 3: Calculate Daily Volatility

You can use the Standard Deviation Formula from excel to calculate Daily Volatility. In an Empty cell Type = STDEV( Select all Daily RT cells)

You Get Daily Volatility as 0.05955 you can express in percentage as 5.95%

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