Tag: risk

DefinitionIn economics and finance, risk aversion is the behavior of humans, when exposed to uncertainty, in attempting to lower that uncertainty. It is the...

What is 'Ulcer Index - UI' A technical indicator that measures downside risk, in terms of both depth and duration of price...

DefinitionKenneth Joseph "Ken" Arrow was an American economist, mathematician, writer, and political theorist. He was the joint winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in...

What is 'Know Your Client - KYC' The Know Your Client form is a standard form in the investment industry that ensures...

What does 'Underlying' mean Underlying, in equities, is the common stock that must be delivered when a warrant is exercised, or when a convertible bond...

DefinitionA mortgage loan or, simply, mortgage is used either by purchasers of real property to raise funds to buy real estate, or alternatively by...

Inflation is well defined as a sustained increase in the general level of prices for goods and services wherein the purchasing power falls. It...

Premium, in the simplest of terms, is the total cost of any option. It is basically the sum of your option’s time and intrinsic...

What does 'Underperform' mean Underperform is an analyst recommendation when a stock is expected to do slightly worse than the market return....

The grouping together of financial assets like cash equivalents, bonds, stocks and their counterparts whether they are closed fund or exchange related is known...