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Re: Gap risk = critical?



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MT wrote:

>Based on the comment above aobut risk not being initial margin, how do >you 
>define risk?

and

>Although i understand your point Gitanshu, extrodinary risk is just >that, 
>Extrodinary.   Must we plan for the worst  in all trades since it >will 
>only happen once in a great while

A useful definition of risk that has been attributed in some of my reading 
to the philosopher/mathemetician Pascal is:

Risk = probability x consequences

Dan


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