Macro Markets — is a book by Robert Shiller. It suggests that humans cannot fully diversify away their risk as portfolio theory would like us to. This is because there are missing markets, such as the general geographically computational risk of living in a… … Wikipedia
Risk arbitrage — Risk arbitrage, or merger arbitrage, is an investment or trading strategy often associated with hedge funds. Two principal types of merger are possible: a cash merger, and a stock merger. In a cash merger, an acquirer proposes to purchase the… … Wikipedia
Macro (computer science) — A macro (from the Greek μάκρο for long or far) in computer science is a rule or pattern that specifies how a certain input sequence (often a sequence of characters) should be mapped to an output sequence (also often a sequence of characters)… … Wikipedia
Macro-Hedge — An investment technique used to eliminate the risk of a portfolio of assets. In most cases, this would mean taking a position that offsets the whole portfolio. But this technique is difficult in practice because there is rarely one asset that… … Investment dictionary
macro hedging — Hedging the net risk exposure of an entity s entire portfolio or balance sheet. As opposed to micro hedging a single instrument. In interest rate risk management, macro hedging involves hedging the net mismatch or the net duration for the entire… … Financial and business terms
Macro derivatives — A macro derivative or an economic derivative is a derivative that is based on a macroeconomic figure, such as consumer confidence, jobless claims, or business climate. Probably inspired by Robert Shiller, in 2002 Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank… … Wikipedia
Political risk — is a type of risk faced by investors, corporations, and governments. It is a risk that can be understood and managed with proper aforethought and investment.Broadly, political risk refers to the complications businesses and governments may face… … Wikipedia
Social risk management — (SRM) is a new conceptual framework assigned and designed by the World Bank cite web | last = Holzmann | first = Robert | coauthors = Lynne Sherburne Benz and Emil Tesliuc | title = Social Risk Management: The World Bank Approach to Social… … Wikipedia
systemic liquidity risk — Liquidity risk arising from causes external to the entity. Systemic liquidity requirements can take a number of forms: (1) Macro economic corrections. These may be recessions or credit crunches. They may be national or regional in scope. (2)… … Financial and business terms
Hedge fund — A hedge fund is a private investment fund open to a limited range of investors which is permitted by regulators to undertake a wider range of activities than other investment funds and which pays a performance fee to its investment manager.… … Wikipedia
