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71Risk — Typically defined as the standard deviation of the return on total investment. Degree of uncertainty of return on an asset. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. risk risk 1 [rɪsk] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] the possibility that… …
72risk — (1) Noun The possibility of loss. (2) Noun The uncertainty of whether events, expected or otherwise, will have an adverse impact. In this context, the adverse impact is usually a quantity of return ( income) or value at risk. (3) Noun the… …
73Capital Appreciation — A rise in the value of an asset based on a rise in market price. Essentially, the capital that was invested in the security has increased in value, and the capital appreciation portion of the investment includes all of the market value exceeding… …
74Capital Market Line - CML — A line used in the capital asset pricing model to illustrate the rates of return for efficient portfolios depending on the risk free rate of return and the level of risk (standard deviation) for a particular portfolio. The CML is derived by… …
75Capital Ideas Evolving — Infobox Book name = Capital Ideas Evolving author = Peter L. Bernstein genre = Finance language = English publisher = John Wiley Sons release date = 2007 pages = 304 isbn = 978 0 471 73173 3 Capital Ideas Evolving is a book on finance by Peter L …
76Capital Ratios — Ratios set by capital adequacy rules of the Bank for International Settlements. Commercial banks are required to set aside capital equal to eight percent of assets judged to be at risk. Some assets, such as loans to central banks, carry a zero …
77Risk-free interest rate — The risk free interest rate is the interest rate that it is assumed can be obtained by investing in financial instruments with no default risk. However, the financial instrument can carry other types of risk, e.g. market risk (the risk of changes …
78Capital Adequacy Ratio - CAR — A measure of a bank s capital. It is expressed as a percentage of a bank s risk weighted credit exposures. Also known as Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR). This ratio is used to protect depositors and promote the stability and… …
79Capital Investment Analysis — A budgeting procedure that companies and government agencies use to assess the potential profitability of a long term investment. Capital investment analysis assesses long term investments, which might include fixed assets like equipment,… …
80risk management — The assessment, evaluation, and monitoring of *risks in an activity or organization, with the undertaking of necessary corrective actions. Risk management is a comprehensive process that aims to create a disciplined environment for the… …
