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FRM® glossary: U

2 terms beginning with U.

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Unexpected loss
The variability of credit losses around the expected loss, usually the standard deviation or the excess of a high quantile over the mean. Capital is held against it. Where it appears →
Unit root
A feature of a series that makes it behave like a random walk, so shocks never fade. It is tested for before series are used in regressions. Where it appears →

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