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1、原文:ThesocialdimensionsoffinancialriskAsmoneyhascometoplayacentralroleinmodemsocietytheriskoflosingmoney,financialrisk,isamajorconcernforindividualsandsocieties.Thelossofajobwouldnotonlyhaveanimpactonanindividual'ssourceofincome,butcouldthreatentheindividual'sentirelivelihoo
2、dandbreakupthefamily.Similarly,thelossofapensioncouldmeanhunger,illnessandmiseryforanold-agedpensioner.Thelossofsavingsthroughthecollapseofabankcouldhaveadevastatingblowonindividuals.Forcorporations,financialriskcanaffectthevalueoftheirbusinessinvestmentsandfinancialassets.
3、Atasocietallevel,thebankruptcyofacurrency,ashappenedrecentlytotheMexicanpeso,couldhaveadramaticimpactontheentireeconomy.Theaimofthispaperistoanalysepresentdayknowledgeaboutfinancialriskandevaluatetheextenttowhichitprovidesacomprehensiveunderstandingofrisk.Thefindingssuggest
4、thatbecauseoftheobsessionwithobjectivityandmathematicalcalculation,riskanalysisinfinanceleavesalottobedesired.RiskanalysisinfinancetheoryTosummarisethepresentunderstandingofriskinfinance,theonlywaytodosoreasonablyistolistvarioustopicsunderwhichriskiscovered.Theseare:—indivi
5、dualpreferencesandattitudestorisk:riskaverse,riskneutral,riskseeker—portfoliotheory:riskasvarianceofreturn,riskreductionthroughdiversification,betariskandthecapitalassetpricingmodel—optionvolatilityandtheriskofderivativesecurities—measuringriskusingprobabilitytheory:state-p
6、referencetheory—riskmanagement:hedgingstrategies,bonddurationandvolatility,portfolioinsurance—differenttypesofassetriskeginterestraterisk,marketrisk,credit/defaultrisk.Theabovelistoftopicsdemonstratesthepartialanddisjointedunderstandingofriskinfinance.Oneofthecentralconcern
7、soffinanceisthevaluationofsecurities,andriskisonlyreallyexaminedandexploredtotheextentthatitinfluencesthevaluation.However,examinedfromasocietalperspective,theimportanceattachedtovaluationisdirectlytiedtothebeliefinefficientmarketsasameansofresolvingsocialproblems.Thisprece
8、ptisthesubjectofdebateinthesocialsciences.Theassumptionthatifefficientandcompetiti