Monday, January 23, 2006

Event Risk Defined.

I was asked in an e-mail today what I meant by "Event Risk" Here in a general sense is a reasonable definition.

1. The risk due to unforeseen events partaken by or associated with a company or within a market or its individual sectors. 2. The risk associated with a changing portfolio value due to large swings in market prices. Also referred to as "jump risk" or "fat-tails".

Source: http://www.investopedia.com/