Economic Capital

Category: Financial Risk

What is Economic Capital?

Amount of capital a firm needs to remain solvent given its risk profile.

Related terms

• Regulatory Capital
• Capital Planning

More Financial Risk terms

• Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR)
• Capital Planning
• Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1)
• Expected Shortfall (ES)
• Fair Value
• Financial Risk

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