Risk neutrality

[Solly]

If I toss a coin and gamble on the 50/50 outcome, and if I am willing to accept double my stake if I call correctly and nothing if I call incorrectly, that makes me risk netural.

Correct?

I can't believe our company's Risk Analyst disagreed with me on this.

[Saras]

Your risk analyst should be fired and should establish a hedge fund

[Blake]

Um errr not enough information. Altough I guess you're not risk averse.


edit: Ah actually you're risk seeking. Given the choice of gambling on the coin toss, or not gambling, you chose to gamble. If you said "I'd prefer to not to play that game" you'd be risk averse, if you said "I'm indifferent", THEN you'd be risk neutral.

[Pekka]

I don't think the world gamble and risk neutral can be in the same sentence.

[Hueij]

Originally posted by Pekka
I don't think the world gamble and risk neutral can be in the same sentence.

They can't? Maybe I'm getting senile but I swear I see those two words together in your post.

[Whoha]

yes yes, but you see he said "world gamble".

[Pekka]

Yeah,, Hueij is definitely not .. educated in English..

[Japher]

"Risk neutral"? Is that an oxymoron?

[Hueij]

Originally posted by Pekka
Yeah,, Hueij is definitely not .. educated in English..

Well, I'm trying to get by

[Japher]

Your doing just as well as Pekka

[Pekka]

I believe you are the one with monkey as your avatar.

I think I made my point..

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Japher
"Risk neutral"? Is that an oxymoron?

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Yes but these are economists, and their whole discipline is founded on such things.

[Pekka]

says the commie.

[Tattila the Hun]

RISK All your countries are belong to me.

[General Ludd]

Oxymorons for morons.