The Three Types of Risk: An Overview

The idea of “risk” is used in many fields and industries. There has been large efforts made towards the understanding of risk. Since, risk varies so much depending on the field of study, the need for learning about it is warranted. As can be imagined, the importance of risk in a market economy is crucial. In the 1990s, JP Morgan made the Value at Risk (VaR) a central component of its work efforts (Cecilia-Nicoleta, Anne-Marie, & Carmen-Maria, 2011).

An innocent child is standing in a candy store and looking at all his favorite options from which to choose. He slowly reaches for the bag of M&Ms, and he does not know what all the chemicals in that bag will cause him. The M&Ms have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) causing carcinogens in them called food dyes. These food additives help the food products stay vibrant and eye catching but America’s youth does not know what the consequences are when you eat these products. Children think they are nice and colorful but they do not know what lies behind the wonderful rainbow of colored M&Ms in that bag. That is why The United States needs to ban food color additives to make our nation healthier. The main points on food dyes are the problems they cause, the counter argument against them and the steps the country can take to solve these problems.

Safety checks should be carried out to eliminate the risk of putting the safety of people attending a sporting event at risk.

Hey Alex, Congratulation on graduating from Herzing University with your Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and joining the law enforcement family as a Deputy Sheriff’s. As, I understand Alex, you just finished the Sheriff Department Training Academy and will be beginning your career patrolling the north end of the city on the night shift. Alex, some of the important things to remember when you are patrolling your area are citizen’s civil rights, defenses to civil litigation, the elements of managing risk on the job and how your decision could make a positive or negative impact in someone else life.

1. Distinguish between pure risk and speculative risk. List and explain in detail the three kinds of pure risk.

The reason the investigation was conducted was to gauge what was both good and bad about the new café opening, what needs to be changed in order to increase efficiency at work and any legislative laws involved.

For many people risk is an accepted part of everyday life. Every day activities such as catching the bus, travelling on holiday, playing football, setting up home and starting a family all carry some element of risk.

* There are three (3) schools of thought regarding risk. The first considers the positive and negative aspects of risk, but sees them as separate. The second group believes that there are benefits from treating threats and opportunities together, while the third school does not label uncertainties, but addresses uncertainty as part of “doing the job.” Argue the value of having a risk strategy despite the cost associated with it. Include an example to support

We are all familiar with risk. In fact, it is a key component in our everyday material life and we often manage it automatically either when dealing with mundane tasks or major hazards.

Risks can be personal or business related. Many risks occur on a daily basis and you must overcome them to get a reward. Risks include; -

Every day of our daily lives we are exposed to a large variety of risks. Those risks can include large financial losses that may occur from investing in the stock market, to damage to your vehicle while driving to work, or fire damaged to your property while on vacation. All those unforeseen events can have the ability to drain all your financial resources, which can cause some major damage to your financial goals and stability. Personal risk management is important because it helps reduce and sometimes eliminate those potential risks. By managing and assessing risks we can alleviate potential financial losses and ensures that our way of life can remain unaffected by those unforeseen events. (Personal Risk Management, 2016). Together there are five risk management steps that are combined to deliver a simple and effective risk management process. Those steps include identifying the risk, analyzing the risk, evaluating and ranking, treating the risk and finally monitoring and reviewing the risk while implementing changes as needed (Schurr, 2016)

BHP Billiton is the world’s top producers of major commodities. China, as BHP Billiton’s largest export market, demand strongly influences the BHP Billiton’s operation (Western Australian Iron Ore Industry Profile 2015). According to the annual report of BHP Billiton (2015), China brought about 36.6% revenue in the amount of total export revenue for BHP Billiton, among the largest product is Iron Ore, which was 66% in 2015. Meanwhile, the forecast of iron ore will continue to increase production. However, Chinese steel consumption may growth slow next few years (shows in figure 1) because the real estate industry decline (Mark 2015). Therefore, oversupply and weaker demand may create the fluctuations in commodity prices which related to commodity risk.

Risk management is an activity which integrates recognition of risk, risk assessment, developing strategies to manage it, and mitigation of risk using managerial resources. Some traditional risk managements are focused on risks stemming from physical or legal causes (e.g. natural disasters or fires, accidents, death). Financial risk management, on the other hand, focuses on risks that can be managed using traded financial instruments. Objective of risk management is

Concept of risk, risk assessment, risk management and how uncertainty affects the process will be discussed.

In their research study, Souder & Myles (2010) identify that risk is chiefly fundamental to investing. Böhringer & Löschel (2008) further add that there is no discussion of returns or performance that is deemed meaningful in the absence of at least some mention of the involved risk. However, the trouble for investors, who have just entered into the marketplace, involves the process of figuring where risk really lies, as well as what the difference between the various levels of risks. Relating to the manner, in which risk is fundamental to investments, a significant number of new