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Ranking

Any way of arranging investments in a hierarchy according to return, risk, or any number of other metrics. For example, one may compare investments to each other to determine which are most likely to outperform, underperform, and perform the same as the market as a whole. Ranking systems may assign categories using letters (say A-E), numbers (1-5), or even with individual names.

Ranking. Ranking is a method of assigning a value to an investment in relation to comparable investments by using a scale.

The scale might be a straightforward numerical (1 to 5) or alphabetical (A to E) system, or one that also uses stars, checks, or some other icon to convey the evaluation.

Research firms and individual analysts typically establish and publish their criteria -- though not their methodology -- for establishing their rankings.

These criteria, which also differ by investment type, may include quantitative information such as past earnings, price trends, and the issuing company's financial fundamentals, or more qualitative assessments, such as the state of the marketplace.

Ranking can be a useful tool in evaluating potential investments or in reviewing your current portfolio. Before depending on a ranking, though, you'll want to understand how it has been derived and how accurate the system for assigning the values has been over time.

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Ambassador
BHC
British High Commission
Capital Note
Chair of the Board
Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
Comanager
Decile Rank
Participant
President
Rank Correlation
Rank in Person
Rank-and-File
Second Preferred
Second-Preferred Stock
U.S. Trade Representative
Value Line Ranking

The rankings are based on the actual performance of every football player across Europe's top five leagues.

Thierry Henry Tops Castrol Football Rankings by Cihan News Agency (CNA)

Natural, organic and standard are interchangeable terms describing a search engine that bases its search rankings on a ranking algorithm.

Know About Search Engines & Pay-per-Click? by Manish Ahuja / Biological sciences community

The impetus for the rankings was straightforward: "Particularly where research is concerned," John O'Leary, the creator of the Times Higher rankings and the publication's former editor, explained in an essay accompanying a recent installment, "Oxford and Cambridge are as likely to compare themselves with Harvard and Princeton as with other UK [institutions].

International studies: how America's mania for college rankings went ... by Wildavsky, Ben / Washington Monthly

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