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I think VAR is a very healthy development within the industry. ↗

— John Hull

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One important measurement issue concerns the fat tails problem that I mentioned earlier. VAR is concerned with extreme outcomes. If the tails of the probability distributions we are using are too thin, our VAR measures are likely to be too low. ↗

— John Hull

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There are challenges in terms of the measurement of VAR for what are known as nonlinear derivatives, where things like gamma and vega are important dimensions of the risk. ↗

— John Hull

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Geologists are rapidly becoming convinced that the mammals spread from their central Asian point of origin largely because of great variations in climate. ↗

— Ellsworth Huntington

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Through my work and travels I have been lucky enough to have been exposed to various eclectic cuisine running the gamut from small local cafes to iconic five-star restaurants. ↗

— Mark Hyman

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There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress. ↗

— Joseph Addison

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Such and so various are the tastes of men. ↗

— Mark Akenside

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The interval between a cold expectation and a warm desire may be filled by expectations of varying degrees of warmth or by desires of varying degrees of coldness. ↗

— Samuel Alexander

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I'm a child of the 70's; influenced mostly by albums that had a wide variety of style. ↗

— Kip Winger

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I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do. ↗

— Tori Amos

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