This is not as a surprise as MRAM combines the best characteristics of RAM and Flash in a single memory that offers high performance, unlimited endurance and non-volatility.

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In these types of applications, non-volatility is important.

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Continue to seek investment solutions that are non-correlated to the volatility displayed in the above chart and table.

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According to Michael Widmer of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, metals traded on exchanges show less price volatility than the non-traded sort.

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Instead, they are a function of volatility and are present even in non-leveraged funds.

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Any non-farms number straying too far from that figure is likely to cause higher price volatility in many markets, including the precious metals.

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Furthermore, the volatility on these leveraged exchange-traded funds is far greater than the non-leveraged variety.

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An OECD report suggests that there is little difference in volatility between exchange-traded agricultural commodities (such as wheat and corn) and non-exchange-traded ones (such as apples and onions).

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