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assumed risk — See assumption of risk … Black's law dictionary
assumed risk — See assumption of risk … Black's law dictionary
Risk — takers redirects here. For the Canadian television program, see Risk Takers. For other uses, see Risk (disambiguation). Risk is the potential that a chosen action or activity (including the choice of inaction) will lead to a loss (an undesirable… … Wikipedia
Risk aversion — is a concept in psychology, economics, and finance, based on the behavior of humans (especially consumers and investors) while exposed to uncertainty. Risk aversion is the reluctance of a person to accept a bargain with an uncertain payoff rather … Wikipedia
Risk perception — is the subjective judgment that people make about the characteristics and severity of a risk. The phrase is most commonly used in reference to natural hazards and threats to the environment or health, such as nuclear power. Several theories have… … Wikipedia
Risk-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 … Wikipedia
risk assumed — See assumption of risk … Ballentine's law dictionary
audit risk — 1. In external auditing, the *risk of giving an inappropriate *audit opinion on the *fair presentation of an organization’s *financial statements. The *sampling of transactions and the *compliance testing of controls cannot offer cast iron… … Auditor's dictionary
Value at risk — (VaR) is a maximum tolerable loss that could occur with a given probability within a given period of time. VaR is a widely applied concept to measure and manage many types of risk, although it is most commonly used to measure and manage the… … Wikipedia
Alternative Risk Transfer — (often referred to as ART) is the use of techniques other than traditional insurance and reinsurance to provide risk bearing entities with coverage or protection. The field of ART grew out of a series of insurance capacity crises in the 1970s… … Wikipedia
