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Credit Risk Spread

In relation to credit default swaps (CDS) and other similar derivatives involving a deal of credit risk, it is the...

Acceleration Option

A life insurance policy provision which allows the policyholder to apply the accumulated cash value, as a single premium payment,...

Correlation Risk

The risk that arises in many types of exotic options (particularly, multi-asset options, basket options, etc.) A correlation risk is...

Expiration Pin Risk

The expiration variance which is associated with an options position. In practice, there is a lag between the close of...

Risk-Off Asset

A category of assets that are supposedly safe or riskless. Examples of safe assets include US treasury bonds, currencies of...

Non-Systematic Risk

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

Specific Risk

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

Unsystematic Risk

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

Idiosyncratic Risk

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

Project VaR

A value at risk (VaR) measure/ method that connects the risks associated with two essential aspects in project management: time...