How are FE Risk Scores Calculated?

UK users

The scoring system uses a minimum of 18 months and a maximum of 3 years of weekly total returns to measure the volatility of an instrument relative to the relative to an index of the 100 largest UK companies (the benchmark). All values are rebased to Sterling, for UK Risk Scores. Less weight is given to older returns, meaning the score is more sensitive to recent events, but not excessively so.

For more information, check our guide to FE Risk Scores

Hong Kong users

The scoring system uses a minimum of 18 months and a maximum of 3 years of weekly total returns to measure the volatility of an instrument relative to the Hang Seng. All values are rebased to Hong Kong Dollars, for Hong Kong Risk Scores. Less weight is given to older returns, meaning the score is more sensitive to recent events, but not excessively so.

Singapore users

The scoring system uses a minimum of 18 months and a maximum of 3 years of weekly total returns to measure the volatility of an instrument relative to the Singapore Exchange Straits Times. All values are rebased to Singapore Dollars, for Singapore Risk Scores. Less weight is given to older returns, meaning the score is more sensitive to recent events, but not excessively so.

Australia users

The scoring system uses a minimum of 18 months and a maximum of 3 years of weekly total returns to measure the volatility of an instrument relative to the S&P ASX 200. All values are rebased to Australian Dollars, for Australia Risk Scores. Less weight is given to older returns, meaning the score is more sensitive to recent events, but not excessively so.