Skewness: Deciphering the Symmetry of Distributions
Skewness, a measure of a distribution's symmetry, is the standardised third moment by dividing it by the standard dev...
Reputation Risk with Examples
Reputation risk is the danger that a firm will suffer a loss in public perception due to some factors which is well e...
Arbitrage Pricing Theory
The arbitrage pricing theory is used by investors to make decisions about what assets to buy or sell, and when to do so.
What is Hypothesis Testing?
Hypothesis Testing is an educated statement, based on observations, about what we expect to happen within a population.
Yield to Maturity
When applied to all of a bond's future cash flows, yield to maturity represents present value at market price.
Exponentially Weighted Moving Average
An Exponentially Weighted Moving Average shows how data averages over time as the weight of the data decreases.
Model Risk
Model risk occurs when a financial model is used to measure quantitative information such as a firm's market risks or...
Combined Ratio
The combined ratio is the summation of both the loss and expenses ratios. A company is considered distressed if it ex...
Basis Risk
Basis risk is the risk that the difference between the spot price and the futures price will be different than what i...