high-risk investment
41High-yield debt — In finance, a high yield bond (non investment grade bond, speculative grade bond or junk bond) is a bond that is rated below investment grade at the time of purchase. These bonds have a higher risk of default or other adverse credit events, but… …
42Investment risk — On ground of assurance of the return, there are two kinds of Investments Riskless and Risky. Riskless investments are guaranteed, but since the value of a guarantee is only as good as the guarantor, those backed by the full faith and confidence… …
43Risk — The chance that an investment s actual return will be different than expected. Risk includes the possibility of losing some or all of the original investment. Different versions of risk are usually measured by calculating the standard deviation… …
44Risk Premium — The return in excess of the risk free rate of return that an investment is expected to yield. An asset s risk premium is a form of compensation for investors who tolerate the extra risk compared to that of a risk free asset in a given investment …
45Risk Discount — A situation where a particular investor, either an individual or firm, decides to receive less of a return on their investment in exchange for less risk. The risk discount is the exact opposite of the risk premium, and the degree to which any one …
46investment — money used to purchase any capital items for the business and expected to yield an income. Glossary of Business Terms The creation of more money through the use of capital. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary This has a special regulatory meaning… …
47High-Yield Bond Spread — The percentage difference in current yields of various classes of high yield bonds (often junk bonds) compared against investment grade corporate bonds, Treasury bonds or another benchmark bond measure. Spreads are often expressed as a difference …
48high-grade — A phrase used to describe investments with the highest quality ratings usually AAA or AA. American Banker Glossary credit quality of AAA or AA. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * high grade ˈhigh grade adjective [only before a noun] 1. of high… …
49Investment Technology Group — Infobox Company company name = Investment Technology Group, Inc. company type = Public (Nyse|ITG) foundation = 1987 location = New York City, USA key people = Robert Gasser (President and CEO), Maureen O Hara (Chairman of the board), Howard… …
50risk minimization — A *risk management technique that reduces the likelihood of occurrence of a *risk or reduces the potential impact of a *risk. If a risk has been managed to acceptable levels of *residual risk, the incremental costs of attempting *risk elimination …
