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Extreme Value Theory

Extreme value theory (EVT) is a branch of applied statistics developed to address problems associated with extreme ou...

Owais Siddiqui
26 Oct 2022
3 min read

Markowitz Efficient Frontier

The Markowitz efficient frontier set is a mathematical concept that depicts the portfolios that produce the highest p...

Owais Siddiqui
26 Oct 2022
4 min read

Translation Risk

Translation Risk refer to the risk when the cash flow of one currency must be exchanged for a future date to settle a...

Owais Siddiqui
25 Oct 2022
5 min read

Capital Conservation Buffer

The capital conservation buffer (CCB) is meant to protect banks in times of financial distress. It is in keeping with...

Owais Siddiqui
25 Oct 2022
1 min read

Transaction Risk

Transaction Risk refer to the risk when the cash flow of one currency must be exchanged for another at a future date ...

Owais Siddiqui
25 Oct 2022
4 min read

What is Stress Testing?

Stress testing is a type of scenario analysis that looks at a financial outcome based on a specific "stress" placed o...

Owais Siddiqui
25 Oct 2022
3 min read

Bull and Bear Spread

Bull and Bear spread are two common hedging strategies.

Owais Siddiqui
24 Oct 2022
1 min read

Continental Illinois

Continental Illinois was at one time the largest bank in Chicago which aggressively pursued both commercial and indus...

Owais Siddiqui
24 Oct 2022
1 min read

Risk Aggregation

In order to determine the total enterprise risk for a financial institution, all risks must be aggregated and analyzed

Owais Siddiqui
24 Oct 2022
4 min read

What is Potential Future Exposure?

Potential Future Exposure is actually derived from MTM and revaluing the portfolio and considered an estimate of MTM,...

Owais Siddiqui
24 Oct 2022
2 min read