risk measure
1Risk measure — Financial institutions, such as banks or insurance companies are required to hold cash reserves as a cushion against default. A Risk measure is used to determine the amount of cash that is required to make the risk acceptable to the regulator.… …
2Coherent risk measure — In the field of financial economics there are a number of ways that risk can be defined; to clarify the concept theoreticians have described a number of properties that a risk measure might or might not have. A coherent risk measure is a function …
3Dynamic risk measure — In financial mathematics, a conditional risk measure is a random variable of the financial risk (particularly the downside risk) as if measured at some point in the future. A risk measure can be thought of as a conditional risk measure on the… …
4Deviation risk measure — In financial mathematics, a deviation risk measure is a function to quantify financial risk (and not necessarily downside risk) in a different method than a general risk measure. Deviation risk measures generalize the concept of standard… …
5Spectral risk measure — A Spectral risk measure is a risk measure given as a weighted average of outcomes (which are standardly assumed to be equiprobable) where bad outcomes are included with larger weights. Definition Consider a portfolio X. There are S equiprobable… …
6Risk Measures — Statistical measures that are historical predictors of investment risk and volatility and major components in modern portfolio theory (MPT). MPT is a standard financial and academic methodology for assessing the performance of a stock or a stock… …
7Risk-Adjusted Return — A concept that refines an investment s return by measuring how much risk is involved in producing that return, which is generally expressed as a number or rating. Risk adjusted returns are applied to individual securities and investment funds and …
8Risk — takers redirects here. For the Canadian television program, see Risk Takers. For other uses, see Risk (disambiguation). Risk is the potential that a chosen action or activity (including the choice of inaction) will lead to a loss (an undesirable… …
9Risk aversion — is a concept in psychology, economics, and finance, based on the behavior of humans (especially consumers and investors) while exposed to uncertainty. Risk aversion is the reluctance of a person to accept a bargain with an uncertain payoff rather …
10Risk assessment — is a common first step in a risk management process. Risk assessment is the determination of quantitative or qualitative value of risk related to a concrete situation and a recognized threat. Quantitative risk assessment requires calculations of… …
