be averse to risk
11averse — a|verse [əˈvə:s US ə:rs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of avertere; AVERT] 1.) not be averse to sth to quite enjoy something, especially something that is slightly wrong or bad for you ▪ I was not averse to fighting… …
12Risk Neutral — Indifference to risk. The risk neutral investor would be in the middle of the continuum represented by risk seeking investors at one end, and risk averse investors at the other extreme. Risk neutral measures find extensive application in the… …
13Risk Averse — A description of an investor who, when faced with two investments with a similar expected return (but different risks), will prefer the one with the lower risk. A risk averse investor dislikes risk, and therefore will stay away from adding high… …
14Risk-neutral measure — In mathematical finance, a risk neutral measure, is a prototypical case of an equivalent martingale measure. It is heavily used in the pricing of financial derivatives due to the fundamental theorem of asset pricing, which implies that in a… …
15Risk averse — A risk averse investor is one who, when faced with two investments with the same expected return but two different risks, prefers the one with the lower risk. The New York Times Financial Glossary …
16risk assessment — The identification, analysis, and measurement of *risks relating to an activity or organization. Risk assessment comprises the initial stages of *risk management, and it is one of the five components of effective *internal control identified in… …
17Risk neutral — In economics, risk neutral behavior is in between risk aversion and risk seeking. If offered either 50 EUR or a 50% chance of 100 EUR, a risk averse person will take the 50 EUR, a risk seeking person will take the 50% chance of 100 EUR, and a… …
18averse — a|verse [ ə vɜrs ] adjective not averse to something liking or enjoying something: I m not averse to a glass of whiskey now and then. => RISK AVERSE …
19Risk Lover — An investor who is willing to take on additional risk for an investment that has a relatively low expected return. This contrasts with the typical investor mentality risk aversion. Risk averse investors tend to take on increased risks only if… …
20Risk Capital — Investment funds allocated to speculative activity. Risk capital refers to funds used for high risk, high reward investments such as junior mining or emerging biotechnology stocks. Such capital can either earn spectacular returns over a period of …
