Risk (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Risk is a magazine covering financial risk management
and the global derivative
s markets. It includes papers on option
pricing and hedging, market risk
, credit risk
, swap
s and Monte Carlo method
s. Articles include news, comment and mathematical papers on an aspect of derivatives risk and pricing.
Risk has a tradition of covers featuring pieces of abstract modern art.
It was founded by Peter Field in 1987. It was owned by Risk Waters Group, then was acquired by Incisive Media
, the owners of Post Magazine
, The Inquirer
and Investment Week, in 2003, the current editor being Nick Sawyer. Journalists include: Duncan Wood, Joel Clark, Christopher Whittall, Matt Cameron, Alec Campbell, Mark Pengelly and Peter Madigan.
The most recently audited circulation figure for Risk is 7,728
Financial risk management
Financial risk management is the practice of creating economic value in a firm by using financial instruments to manage exposure to risk, particularly credit risk and market risk. Other types include Foreign exchange, Shape, Volatility, Sector, Liquidity, Inflation risks, etc...
and the global derivative
Derivative (finance)
A derivative instrument is a contract between two parties that specifies conditions—in particular, dates and the resulting values of the underlying variables—under which payments, or payoffs, are to be made between the parties.Under U.S...
s markets. It includes papers on option
Option (finance)
In finance, an option is a derivative financial instrument that specifies a contract between two parties for a future transaction on an asset at a reference price. The buyer of the option gains the right, but not the obligation, to engage in that transaction, while the seller incurs the...
pricing and hedging, market risk
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that the value of a portfolio, either an investment portfolio or a trading portfolio, will decrease due to the change in value of the market risk factors. The four standard market risk factors are stock prices, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and commodity prices...
, credit risk
Credit risk
Credit risk is an investor's risk of loss arising from a borrower who does not make payments as promised. Such an event is called a default. Other terms for credit risk are default risk and counterparty risk....
, swap
Swap (finance)
In finance, a swap is a derivative in which counterparties exchange certain benefits of one party's financial instrument for those of the other party's financial instrument. The benefits in question depend on the type of financial instruments involved...
s and Monte Carlo method
Monte Carlo method
Monte Carlo methods are a class of computational algorithms that rely on repeated random sampling to compute their results. Monte Carlo methods are often used in computer simulations of physical and mathematical systems...
s. Articles include news, comment and mathematical papers on an aspect of derivatives risk and pricing.
Risk has a tradition of covers featuring pieces of abstract modern art.
It was founded by Peter Field in 1987. It was owned by Risk Waters Group, then was acquired by Incisive Media
Incisive Media
Incisive Media is a publisher of business media. It is based in London, United Kingdom, with offices in New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and Beijing.-History and management:...
, the owners of Post Magazine
Post Magazine
Post Magazine first appeared on Saturday 25 July 1840, just seven months after the introduction of the Penny Post and was the first publication anywhere in the world to be sent by post — hence its name...
, The Inquirer
The Inquirer
The Inquirer is a British technology tabloid website founded by Mike Magee after his departure from The Register in 2001. In 2006 the site was acquired by Dutch publisher Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen...
and Investment Week, in 2003, the current editor being Nick Sawyer. Journalists include: Duncan Wood, Joel Clark, Christopher Whittall, Matt Cameron, Alec Campbell, Mark Pengelly and Peter Madigan.
The most recently audited circulation figure for Risk is 7,728