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  2. Statistical risk - Wikipedia

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    Statistical risk is a quantification of a situation's risk using statistical methods.These methods can be used to estimate a probability distribution for the outcome of a specific variable, or at least one or more key parameters of that distribution, and from that estimated distribution a risk function can be used to obtain a single non-negative number representing a particular conception of ...

  3. Statistical finance - Wikipedia

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    Statistical finance [1] is the application of econophysics [2] to financial markets. Instead of the normative roots of finance , it uses a positivist framework. It includes exemplars from statistical physics with an emphasis on emergent or collective properties of financial markets.

  4. Monte Carlo methods in finance - Wikipedia

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    Remember that an estimator for the price of a derivative is a random variable, and in the framework of a risk-management activity, uncertainty on the price of a portfolio of derivatives and/or on its risks can lead to suboptimal risk-management decisions. This state of affairs can be mitigated by variance reduction techniques.

  5. Monte Carlo method - Wikipedia

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    Sawilowsky [56] distinguishes between a simulation, a Monte Carlo method, and a Monte Carlo simulation: a simulation is a fictitious representation of reality, a Monte Carlo method is a technique that can be used to solve a mathematical or statistical problem, and a Monte Carlo simulation uses repeated sampling to obtain the statistical ...

  6. Actuarial science - Wikipedia

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    The potential of modern financial economics theory to complement existing actuarial science was recognized by actuaries in the mid-twentieth century. [11] In the late 1980s and early 1990s, there was a distinct effort for actuaries to combine financial theory and stochastic methods into their established models. [12]

  7. Financial analysis - Wikipedia

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    Future Performance - Using historical figures and certain mathematical and statistical techniques, including present and future values, This extrapolation method is the main source of errors in financial analysis as past statistics can be poor predictors of future prospects. Comparative Performance - Comparison between similar firms

  8. Risk measure - Wikipedia

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    In financial mathematics, a risk measure is used to determine the amount of an asset or set of assets (traditionally currency) to be kept in reserve. The purpose of this reserve is to make the risks taken by financial institutions , such as banks and insurance companies, acceptable to the regulator .

  9. Accounting - Wikipedia

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    Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the process of recording and processing information about economic entities, such as businesses and corporations. [1] [2] Accounting measures the results of an organization's economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of stakeholders, including investors, creditors, management, and regulators. [3]