See also the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica's article on: risk.

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Risk is a concept that denotes the precise probability of specific eventualities. Technically, the notion of risk is independent from the notion of value and, as such, eventualities may have both beneficial and adverse consequences. However, in general usage the convention is to focus only on potential negative impact to some characteristic of value that may arise from a future event.

Risk can be defined as “the threat or probability that an action or event will adversely or beneficially affect an organization's ability to achieve its objectives”[1]. In simple terms risk is ‘Uncertainty of Outcome’, either from pursuing a future positive opportunity, or an existing negative threat in trying to achieve a current objective.

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How does monoculture affect the risk of food shortage?
Q. How does monoculture affect the risk of food shortage? - It decreases the risk because heavy use of fertilizers protects the plants from disease. - It increases the risk because if the widely grown crop variety is susceptible to a particular disease, an entire country's harvest of that crop could be lost. - It decreases the risk because global warming kills the plant pathogens. - It increases the risk because the monoculture variety is always a weak variety.
Asked by truckin_90 - Mon Jul 13 11:58:46 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. - It increases the risk because if the widely grown crop variety is susceptible to a particular disease, an entire country's harvest of that crop could be lost. The classic was the Irish potato famine.
Answered by novangelis - Mon Jul 13 12:03:04 2009

How much increased risk of cancer does one get from exposure to metal dust?
Q. New hip replacements are metal on metal. They make a dust which enters the rest of the body and increases cancer risk. Any info out there on this?
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A. A steel foundry worker is significantly has increased exposure to cancer from metal dust and fumes. Alloys such as chromium that are used to make stainless steel are very cancerous. Having said that though, I would have no problem with a metal hip replacement put in my body. Once the part is heat treated in the oven and cooled, the part becomes very strong and will not easily grind to dust. I would not worry about any cancer risk having surgical steel inplanted in my body as the chromium is so tightly bound to the other alloys that it can not be released.
Answered by unknown - Sun Dec 16 16:39:28 2007

How do you determine risk reward for out of the money option spreads?
Q. Using greeks, i can ascertain the probability of an option being exercised. How can I use the probability and volitilty to determine the best risk/reward option to trade? I have been trying delta neutral strategies - do you think that is a valid approach? Thanks Zman. I was hoping you would answer. It's clear you have expertise. Do you have a suggestion where i can learn more depth on options as you have? I've read many books... are you willing to mentor? going back to the question. If i adjust Implied vol to determine the current option prices - doesn't the associated delta reflect the probability? Do you you always adjust your trade to delta neutral?
Asked by bikecrash77 - Wed May 2 18:45:04 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. <<>> I'm afraid I disagree. If you assume the implied volatility is correct, you can use the lognormal distribution (not the greeks) to determine the likelihood that the option will be in the money at expiration. However, if you assume the implied volatility is correct there is no reason to trade options. <<>> If you are going to use purely statistical criteria, you want to look for skews between options on the same underlying that cannot be attributed to scheduled events. <<>> … [cont.]
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