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Square roots on a desk · Part 2 of 3
A trader needs square roots quickly to move between variances, volatilities and time horizons. Choose the closest value in each part.
Now the decimal point moves: where does it land for √0.05, and what is the value to two decimal places?
- A0.07, the root of 50 divided by a hundred
- B0.22
- C0.025, which is half of 0.05
- D0.71
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