Weighted average: related pages

The total divided by the number of numbers summed.

An average calculated by multiplying a series of numbers and taking the nth root where n is the number of numbers in the series.

Median

The number from a series such that exactly half the numbers are less than it and half greater.

Moving average

The average of a value over the previous x days.

Weighted moving average

A moving average weighted towards more recent values.

Modern/Markowitz portfolio theory

The theory concerning the value and riskiness of portfolios as opposed to individual securities.

WACC

The weighted average of the rates of return required by all of a company’s sources of capital.

Risk weighted assets

The total assets a bank has, with the value of each asset adjusted by a factor that reflects its riskiness. Used to calculate capital adequacy ratios.