---
title: sharpe
description: Documentation page on the Sharpe Ratio - a financial measure calculated
  in the OpenBB framework. Includes parameters, source code, and instructions for
  plotting the Sharpe ratio in a chart. Relevant for quantitative finance, data analysis,
  and Python programming.
keywords:
- Sharpe Ratio
- Quantitative Analysis
- Risk-Free Rate
- Data Visualization
- Finance
- Financial Models
- Programming
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Calculates the sharpe ratio

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/common/quantitative_analysis/qa_model.py#L537)]

```python
openbb.qa.sharpe(data: pd.DataFrame, rfr: float = 0, window: float = 252)
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| data | pd.DataFrame | selected dataframe column | None | False |
| rfr | float | risk free rate | 0 | True |
| window | float | length of the rolling window | 252 | True |


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## Returns

| Type | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| pd.DataFrame | sharpe ratio |
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Plots Calculated the sharpe ratio

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/common/quantitative_analysis/qa_view.py#L1156)]

```python
openbb.qa.sharpe_chart(data: pd.DataFrame, rfr: float = 0, window: float = 252)
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| data | pd.DataFrame | selected dataframe column | None | False |
| rfr | float | risk free rate | 0 | True |
| window | float | length of the rolling window | 252 | True |


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## Returns

This function does not return anything

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