risk reward
Danger versus gain
Risk reward describes the relationship between potential gain and potential loss in a decision, especially in investing or gambling.
A favorable risk-reward ratio means the possible upside justifies the downside: The risk reward on this trade just isn't there.
Often used as a compound modifier: a risk-reward calculation, risk-reward analysis.
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- high stakesSignificant potential for loss
- stakesPosts or wagers
- payoffCulminating benefit received
- expected valueProbability-weighted outcome average
danger · chance · bet · upside · downside · wager · venture · skin in the game · return · loss · gain · investment · tradeoff · uncertainty · odds · play it safe · exposure · speculation
- risk phrasestake a chance, take a gamble, go for broke, roll the dice, go all in
- game designmechanics, level design, game balance, balancing, playtesting
- riskdownside, product liability, threat assessment, peril, hazard
- gamblinggamble, gambling, casinos, casino, bets
- investingstocks, stock, bonds, investing, investor
- golf clubsdriver, hybrid, wood, head, grip
risk rewardrisk aversion
Preference for certainty
safety first · playing it safe · capital preservation · defensive strategy · hedging
risk, reward, risks, risked, risking, risky, riskier, riskiest, riskiness