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1Risk — 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… …
2Risk 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 …
3risk-based capital — /ˌrɪsk beɪst kæpɪt(ə)l/ noun an internationally approved system of calculating a bank’s capital value by assessing the risk attached to its assets (cash deposits and gold, for example, have no risk, while loans to Third World countries have a… …
4risk-seeking — Readiness to assume high rates of *risk in order to achieve opportunities for high *returns. Risk seeking investors are deemed to have high *risk appetites. In contrast to a *risk averse individual, for example, a risk seeker would tend to reject …
5risk aversion — Attitudes toward *risk characterized by avoidance or minimization. Risk averse investors are deemed to have low *risk appetites they prefer certain but relatively low rates of *return over doubtful but higher rates of return. For example, an… …
6risk-free — adjective Free from or devoid of risk; safe. While no investment is risk free, some have less risk involved than others …
7Risk factors for breast cancer — Risk factors of breast cancer may be divided into preventable and non preventable. Their study belongs in the field of epidemiology. Breast cancer, like other forms of cancer, is considered to result from multiple environmental and hereditary… …
8Risk perception — is the subjective judgment that people make about the characteristics and severity of a risk. The phrase is most commonly used in reference to natural hazards and threats to the environment or health, such as nuclear power. Several theories have… …
9Risk society — is a term used to describe a society that is organized in response to risk. According to sociologist Anthony Giddens, it is a society increasingly preoccupied with the future (and also with safety), which generates the notion of risk (Giddens… …
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… …
