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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[CertFMM]]
* [[Bubble]]
* [[Fat tail]]
* [[Fat tail]]
* [[Frequency distribution]]
* [[Frequency distribution]]
* [[Leptokurtic frequency distribution]]
* [[Leptokurtic frequency distribution]]
* [[Normal frequency distribution]]
* [[Normal frequency distribution]]
* [[Procyclicality]]
* [[Standard deviation]]
* [[Standard deviation]]
* [[Tail event]]
* [[Tail event]]
* [[Tipping point]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Latest revision as of 00:22, 22 November 2023

The risk of adverse consequences from a 'tail event'.

Financial markets tend to have 'fat tails', meaning both the likelihood and the size of potential losses and other adverse consequences are systematically underestimated.


See also