Expected return, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 12 relations: Abnormal return, Dice, Discounted cash flow, Economics, Expected value, Finance, Gambling, Investment, Probability distribution, Probability theory, Random variable, Rate of return.

Abnormal return

In finance, an abnormal return is the difference between the actual return of a security and the expected return.

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Dice

Dice (die or dice) are small, throwable objects with marked sides that can rest in multiple positions.

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Discounted cash flow

The discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, in financial analysis, is a method used to value a security, project, company, or asset, that incorporates the time value of money.

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Economics

Economics is a social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

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Expected value

In probability theory, the expected value (also called expectation, expectancy, expectation operator, mathematical expectation, mean, expectation value, or first moment) is a generalization of the weighted average. Expected return and expected value are theory of probability distributions.

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Finance

Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets.

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Gambling

Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted.

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Investment

Investment is traditionally defined as the "commitment of resources to achieve later benefits".

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Probability distribution

In probability theory and statistics, a probability distribution is the mathematical function that gives the probabilities of occurrence of possible outcomes for an experiment.

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Probability theory

Probability theory or probability calculus is the branch of mathematics concerned with probability.

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Random variable

A random variable (also called random quantity, aleatory variable, or stochastic variable) is a mathematical formalization of a quantity or object which depends on random events.

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Rate of return

In finance, return is a profit on an investment.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expected_return

Also known as Expected gain.