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Specific WWR

It stands for specific wrong way risk; a type of wrong way risk (WWR) that comes into play because of…

Specific Risk

An element of risk (specifically, price risk) that is diversifiable- i.e., major part of which can be eliminated by adding...

Stress VaR

A measure of value at risk (VaR) that aims to estimate the potential loss that could arise from a 12-month...

Stress Value at Risk

A measure of value at risk (VaR) that aims to estimate the potential loss that could arise from a 12-month...

Subadditive Risk Measure

A risk measure (e.g., for a portfolio) which cannot exceed the sum of the measure for the components of the...

Subadditivity

A condition that entails that diversification, on which modern portfolio theory (MPT) is premised, will normally hold since a subadditive...

Stressed Value at Risk

A measure of value at risk (VaR) that aims to estimate the potential loss that could arise from a 12-month...

Stressed VaR

A measure of value at risk (VaR) that aims to estimate the potential loss that could arise from a 12-month...

SVaR

It stands for symmetric value at risk (symmetric VaR); a measure of value at risk (VaR) that captures the risk...

Symmetric VaR

A measure of value at risk (VaR) that captures the risk of loss at the average of the expected return...