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Independent Events in Probability: What Finance Professionals Need to Know
If the outcome of one event has no bearing on the likelihood of the other, they are considered independent events.
What is Adjusted R-Squared?
The adjusted R squared modifies the standard R squared to account for the degrees of freedom used when estimating model parameters
What is Poisson Distribution?
Poisson random variables are used to measure counts of events.
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Unraveling the Total Return Swap in Financial Markets
Total Rate of Return Swaps exchange a reference asset’s total return for a floating rate such as LIBOR plus a specified spread.
Special Purpose Vehicle
A special purpose vehicle (SPV) is a subsidiary company that is formed to undertake a specific business purpose or activity.
Operational Risk
Operational risk is the risk of losses caused by flawed or failed processes, policies, systems or events that disrupt business operations.
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What is Expense Ratio?
The expense Ratio is the ratio of expenses to premiums generated. Using it, companies can determine their efficiency.
What is Simulation Modelling
The purpose of simulation is to discover and comprehend the variables that control an existing or prospective system.
What is Bayes’ Rule?
By using knowledge about one event’s outcome, Bayes’ Rule allows us to estimate the unconditional probability of another event.
Deciphering the F-distribution in Financial Analysis
F-distributions arise frequently as null distributions of test statistics, most notably in the analysis of variance.
What is Net Asset Value?
The Net Asset Value is calculated by adding all assets, subtracting all liabilities, and dividing them by shares outstanding.
Cluster Analysis
Cluster Analysis helps risk managers in identifying different groups (clusters) in a given portfolio data.