摘要:A two-dimensional graphical representation that displays the profit or loss of an option at various prices. The x-axis represents the price of the underlying security and the y-axis represents the pot[阅读全文]

摘要:The money that a person allocates to investing in high-risk securities.

Basically, this is capital that you can lose without having to sleep on the streets. Investors who speculate in op[阅读全文]

摘要:A risk that the writer of an options or futures contract faces when the price of the underlying asset closes at or very near the exercise price of the contract upon expiration.
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摘要:The possibility that an investor will make a misguided investment decision based on published investment fund return data that are unrealistically high because a company’s poorly performing fund[阅读全文]

摘要: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[阅读全文]

摘要:A rating system that measures how often a fund loses money compared to the risk-free rate of return (T-bill return).

A rating of 1 is considered average for each class of funds. So, if [阅读全文]

摘要:The risks associated with ineffective, destructive or underperforming management, which hurts shareholders and the company or fund being managed. This term refers to the risk of the situation in which[阅读全文]

摘要:A type of risk that a fund or managed portfolio creates as it attempts to beat the returns of the benchmark against which it is compared. In theory, to generate a higher return than the benchmark, the[阅读全文]

摘要:The process of identification, analysis and either acceptance or mitigation of uncertainty in investment decision-making. Essentially, risk management occurs anytime an investor or fund manager analyz[阅读全文]

摘要: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 di[阅读全文]

摘要:The risk to which a pension fund or life insurance company could be exposed as a result of higher-than-expected payout ratios. Longevity risk exists due to the increasing life expectancy trends among [阅读全文]

摘要:A financial designation, obtained through the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) by achieving a passing score on the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) examination, having an active membership [阅读全文]

摘要:英文名称：Counterparty Risk 中文名称：交易对手风险因交易对手不履行合约责任而带来的风险。The risk to each party of a contract that the co[阅读全文]

摘要:A form of market risk associated with the investment decisions of noise traders. The higher the volatility in market price for a particular security, the greater the associated noise trader risk
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摘要:The difference between the expected return on a market portfolio and the risk-free rate.

It is equal to the slope of the security market line (SML).



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摘要:The risk of receiving lower or negative returns early in a period when withdrawals are made from the underlying investments. The order or the sequence of investment returns is a primary concern for th[阅读全文]

摘要:The potential risks to financial security that a retired individual could encounter. Post-retirement risks can result in unexpected costs and expenses or lower income, which can jeopardize even the be[阅读全文]

摘要:A variable annuity fee included in certain annuity or insurance products which serves to compensate the insurance company for various risks it assumes under the annuity contract.

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摘要:A type of private insurer that offers various types of coverage to both individuals and institutions. These insurers were originally created by groups of people or organizations that had a common need[阅读全文]

摘要:A broad definition for three types of arbitrage that contain an element of risk:

1) Merger and acquisition arbitrage - The simultaneous purchase of stock in a company being acquired and the sa[阅读全文]