Definition of Value at Risk (VaR) Value at risk is a statistical technique which measures the level of financial risk in a portfolio over a specific time frame. For example‚ if a firm states that it has a 1% one week value at risk of $5 million; this would mean that for any given week‚ the firm would have a 1% chance of losing $5 million. In order words‚ 1 out of every 100 weeks‚ the firm would expect to have a loss of $5 million. This can be viewed as the standard deviation of portfolio value during
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Crossing the Line: A Day of Heritage Imagine getting to shake the hand of a country’s president after they have been welcomed into the Ancient Order of the Deep. Senior enlisted leaders should understand the heritage involved in Crossing the Line ceremonies because it has shaped today’s ceremonies. This paper will cover the history of Crossing the Line ceremonies and illustrate how they have evolved. History The tradition of Crossing the Line is considered to be one of the oldest customs at sea
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The "Brandt Line"‚ created by Willy Brandt in the 1980s‚ is a visual representation of developing and developed countries in the north and south side of the world. Since the original Brandt line just represents the economy of a state‚ this essay’s objective will be to recreate a new Brandt line‚ with updated data‚ using other two different developing indicators.1 For this reason‚ the new self-made Brandt line will show the current situation of the northern and southern art of the world by using
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application based services. In J & N Shipping lines‚ the teller spent considerable time in supplying passenger’s data and calculating discount fares to minors‚ students and senior citizens in the ticket. And sometimes an issued ticket contained the same sleeping cot number issued to another ticket that caused confrontations among the passengers. Because of this‚ the researcher was interested to design and develop a ticketing system for J & N Shipping Lines as basis in implementing an automated system
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Personal Values Development Personal Values Development The development of personal values occurs over a lifetime of living and experiences. What are personal values? What sources shape and influence those values? What criteria and decision making may be used to reshape our personal values? What impact do personal values have in the workplace and on workplace performance? This paper will address these issues from a personal perspective. Personal Values What are personal values? First
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Value Chain as a Company Strategy Introduction Now a day‚ many companies are trying to improve their value chain in order to use the value chain as a strategy in the manner of meeting the customers need and satisfaction. One of the strategies they are using with value chain is to gain competitive advantages for rival among their competitors. Value chain actually can discover and fulfil what customers want and the identification of customer needs will hence become one of the ways to surpass their
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News values are intrinsic standards adhered to by media professionals and organisations in an effort to produce news worthy of reporting. News values are based on a variety of ideals ranging from capitalism to ethics to entertainment. The way in which media is shaped is heavily reliant on the individual news provider’s implementation and handling of news values. News practices both globally and locally can be analysed alongside Galtung and Ruge’s (1974) twelve news values’ and McGregor’s (2002)
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Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper "Without civic morality communities perish; without personal morality their survival has no value." Bertrand Russell‚ British mathematician and philosopher (1872-1970) Good‚ bad‚ right‚ wrong‚ moral‚ immoral. In researching a definition of values‚ one happens across all these terms. So how does one decide? How are values shaped and identified not to mention adhered to? One consistent definition that could be given is: "values are ideals that
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The brand value chain The majority of companies that still follow the main principles of the industrial economy will face great difficulties in the value economy of the future. When the company defines itself by its products‚ far too many resources will be tied up in the product system. Alarm bells should ring when investment in products‚ services‚ divisions and departments are inflated when compared to a company’s actual market access. Fortunes are spent on developing new products without taking
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The relationship among professional values‚ ethics‚ and career success Clarence M. Redrick‚ Billy Price‚ and Alex Jones March 22‚ 2011 University of Phoenix The relationship among professional values‚ ethics‚ and career success Individual professional values and ethics determine the success of ever person. What exactly does this mean for different people? How can it influence his or her success and possibly their character? This article will define each element and observe how it
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