Value at Risk

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Value at Risk

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uncountable A widely used measure of the risk of loss on a specific portfolio of financial assets. For a given portfolio, probability and time horizon, VaR is a threshold value such that the probability that the mark-to-market loss on the portfolio over the given time horizon exceeds this value (assuming normal markets and no trading) is the given probability level.
Similar: VaR

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noun widely used measure of the risk of loss on a specific portfolio

中文	風險價值 /风险价值 fēngxiǎn jiàzhí
Русский	сто́имость под ри́ском stóimostʹ pod rískom

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@misc{value_at_risk_2026,
  title = {Value at Risk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/value%20at%20risk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}