1.1 Risk Different Meanings of Risk What is risk? • Risk is used to be describe any situation where there is uncertainly about what outcome will occur (At most general level) Risk is some • Financial management expected value Investment management
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1.1 Risk
• Risk may refer to the expected losses associated with a situation. Example: Take the train On a plane If you think that by plane would crash more likely So it’s described as having a high risk by plane It usually simply means take the plan’s expected loss for crash is high than take
• Expected losses: about $10 000 (10%*$100 000) • If the owner sell the house , potential buyer would naturally pay less than $100 000 for the house. Rational people would pay at least $10 000less. • Greater uncertainty :at the end of the week ,the house could be worth 0 or $100 000. Because of the greater