Here are Finance dictionary terms beginning with V.

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Value at Risk  a statistical modelling technique used to estimate the probability of portfolio losses based on an analysis of the behaviour of past prices and volatilities.

Venture Capital is a fund made up of money raised from wealthy investors and/or institutional investors that lend money for new companies in return for a stake in the business. The venture capitalist will also usually provide expertise and advice for the new business. The venture capitalists mainly invest with an eye to selling their stake via an initial public offering or a trade sale typically some 5 to 8 years after the initial investment.

Volatility  a statistical measure of the tendency of a security to rise or fall over a given time frame. Usually calculated by looking at a security’s variance.

Volker rule a rule named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volker which is part of the Dobb Frank Act. The rule would limit the amount of proprietary trading that banks could undertake to 3% of their capital. Furthermore, the rule limits the amount of exposure that banks can have to hedge funds.

VIX an index measuring the 30 day implied stock market volatility in the S&P 500 stock index. It is calculated from a range of call and put premiums on the S&P 500 stock index.

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