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The Intuition of Log Returns

August 18, 2023 by Kris Longmore

When you do anything with data, you should think about the intuition of each thing you do, and what it represents “in the real world”. Let’s take the example of log returns, which some people tell me they find confusing. Consider an asset whose price goes from $100 to $200 Assume there are no other cash …

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