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- initialism finance, banking  
Value at Risk . 
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In countries like China, though, a government plans its own energy future, so VaR is hardly relevant.
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P eople are changing the way in which they are thinking about things a little bit, but value at risk [or VaR] is still a very important industry tool because it is the only way in which we can combine and compare risks arising from different asset classes.
In the Hot Seat Javier Espinoza 2010
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All that is needed now is for the EU to amend the UCITS rules to require all jurisdictions to compute both long and short term VaR and we will have a practical way forward that addresses a major shortcoming of the previous regime. "
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All that is needed now is for the EU to amend the UCITS rules to require all jurisdictions to compute both long and short term VaR and we will have a practical way forward that addresses a major shortcoming of the previous regime. "
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All that is needed now is for the EU to amend the UCITS rules to require all jurisdictions to compute both long and short term VaR and we will have a practical way forward that addresses a major shortcoming of the previous regime. "
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Morgan Stanley said so-called VaR was reduced to $123 million from $130 million in the previous quarter, the Bloomberg Risk newsletter reported today.
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The firm said value-at-risk, known as VaR, related to interest rates was little changed at $88 million compared with $87 million in the prior quarter and $159 million a year ago.
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The firm said value-at-risk, known as VaR, related to interest rates was little changed at $88 million compared with $87 million in the prior quarter and $159 million a year ago.
Goldman Cuts Trading Risks to Lowest Since '06 Ahead of New Capital Rules - Bloomberg 2010
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There are many such models, but by far the most widely used is called VaR: Value at Risk.
Alanat News 2009
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Risk Mismanagement: There are many such models, but by far the most widely used is called VaR - Value at Risk.
 
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