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Economic Capital
The economic capital gives the company the ability to absorb potential losses so that it can continue operate during difficulties.

Long Term Capital Management
Long-Term Capital Management L.P. was a hedge fund that used absolute-return trading tactics in derivatives with substantial leverage.

Cox-Ingersoll-Ross (CIR) Model: Interest Rate Modelling Explained
Cox-Ingersoll-Ross (CIR) model incorporates the basis point volatility increases proportionally to the square root of the rate (i.e., σ√r)
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What is T-Distribution?
The t-distribution is closely related to the normal, but it has heavier tails. The t distribution was developed for testing hypotheses.

What is Credit Risk?
Credit risk refers to a loss suffered by a party whereby the counterparty fails to meet its contractual obligations

Trend Models
A linear temporal trend is a series that tends to change by the same amount each period. Linear time trend models benefit from simplicity
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What is Corporate Culture?
Corporate culture results from common values, fundamental assumptions, beliefs, behaviours, and past business decisions

Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF): A Guide for Finance Professionals
The CDF of a variable X, also known as the X distribution function, represents likelihood that X will have a value less than or equal to X

Economic Risk: A 7 Step Guide to Understanding
Economic risk usually occurs when currency volatility affects the firm’s cash flows or its competitive standing within the domestic market.

Liquidity Coverage Ratio
The LCR focuses on the bank’s ability to weather a 30-day period of reduced/disrupted liquidity

Economic Structure
Economic Structure refers to the shifting balance of output, trade, earnings and employment across several economic sectors

Fat Tail
A fat tail is a probability distribution that more commonly forecasts movements of 3 or more standard deviations than a normal distribution