The difference between standard deviation and value at risk is:
A. standard deviation reflects the spread of possible outcomes where value at risk focuses on the value of the worst outcome.
B. value at risk is expected value times the standard deviation.
C. value at risk is a more common measure in financial circles than is standard deviation.
D. nothing, they are two names for the same thing.
Answer: A
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