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• n  the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor
• n  the trait of being unpredictably irresolute
  the volatility of the market drove many investors away
• n  being easily excited

• The late 1980s seem to have been a high point in volatility.
• It was a fittingly wacky end to a week that has seen bourses see-saw with unprecedented volatility.
• Since I've become something of a volatility junky, let me point you to this interesting FT article that describes how volatility is wreaking havoc on the way financial firms value .

• unpredictability
• excitability
• excitableness

News & Articles

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• Yen Sold as Markets Digest Volatility, UK Jobless Claims on Tap
  Yen Sold as Markets Digest Volatility, UK Jobless Claims on Tap
  June 12, 2013 - DailyFX via Yahoo! Finance
• Mexican Currency Volatility Rises for Ninth Day on Fed Concern
  Mexican peso volatility climbed for a ninth day on concern the Federal Reserve will curtail a stimulus program that has buoyed emerging-market assets.
  June 10, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Traders Fled Volatility ETFs Before Reverse Splits
  Two ETFs designed to profit from spikes in market volatility made an ominous top-10 list last week: The top-10 redemptions list. Ahead of reverse splits that went to effect at the start of trading Monday, ...
  June 10, 2013 - ETF Trends via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Stephen Harper in Wall Street Journal
  This requires credible fiscal plans for fiscal consolidation to dispel the uncertainty and financial volatility that can impair our future growth prospects,he said.
• Ban Ki-moon in FOXNews
  Given the volatility in the region, as well as a stalemate in interaction among the concerned parties, such a launch is not conducive to efforts to promote dialogue, regional peace and stability,Ban said in a statement from Paris.
• Ben Bernanke in International Herald Tribune
  The continuing volatility of markets and recent indicators of economic performance confirm that challenges remain,Bernanke said in remarks prepared for a central banking conference in Frankfurt, Germany. "For this reason, policymakers will...