What is a beta?

[vanzandt]

As a neutral party of the thread, @Sig you are in the wrong here.

@Clubber Lang Simply made a comment. The comment may have offended you, but did not address you specifically. You, Sig, then proceeded to take it further. Just my own observation from the back wall of the high-school wall where we smoke cigs. Or something, hehe.

As another neutral party here lol...

Hey Rod,
A good lesson in Beta is that penny stock you were pumping last week that you swore up and down couldn't go under $0.55. I told ya so. The bitch is at $0.40.
Now that doesn't sound like alot... but it dropped 27% while the S&P dropped 1.3%.
That's a beta of about 1.25.
Class dismissed.