Economic capital
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economic-capital-270-13070507
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Economic capital
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In finance, mainly for financial services firms, economic capital (ecap) is the amount of risk capital, assessed on a realistic basis, which a firm requires to cover the risks that it is running or collecting as a going concern, such as market risk, credit risk, legal risk, and operational risk. It is the amount of money that is needed to secure survival in a worst-case scenario. Firms and financial services regulators should then aim to hold risk capital of an amount equal at least to economic
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Amount of money needed to secure survival in a worst-case scenario
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_capital
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2022-11-30T02:45:20Z
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