George Soros Quotes about Risk

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The hardest thing to judge is what level of risk is safe.

The hardest thing to judge is what level of risk is safe.

George Soros

Judging, Risk, Investing

George Soros (1994). “The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market”, p.15, John Wiley & Sons

Outperforming the market with low volatility on a consistent basis is an impossibility. I outperformed the market for 30-odd years, but not with low volatility.

George Soros

Years, Risk, Management

When you sell options, you get paid for assuming risk. That can be a profitable business, but it does not mix well with the risks inherent in a leveraged portfolio.

George Soros

Risk, Doe, Investing

George Soros, Byron Wien, Krisztina Koenen (1995). “Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve”, p.5, John Wiley & Sons

Hedge funds are a very efficient way of managing money. But there are clearly some risks. Hedge funds use credit and credit is a source of instability. Transactions involving credit should be regulated.

George Soros

Risk, Use, Credit

The securitisation of mortgages added a new dimension of systemic risk. Financial engineers claimed they were reducing risks through geographic diversification: in fact they were increasing them by creating an agency problem. The agents were more interested in maximising fee income than in protecting the interests of bondholders. That is the verity that was ignored by regulators and market participants alike.

George Soros

Creating, Agency, Risk

George Soros Quotes about Risk

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