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{{freeessay|isda|tail events|}}In the context of trading derivatives, things that (a) you didn't reasonably expect and that (b) bugger up your contract.  
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{{L1}}'''Statistics''': Of a range of possible independent events, one whose frequency is three or more standard deviations from the mean. An event with a low probability <li>
'''Work life''': An unwanted outcome you didn’t expect and don’t think you should be blamed for.
 
In the context of trading derivatives, things that (a) you didn't reasonably expect and that (b) bugger up your contract.  
=====Credit defaults=====
=====Credit defaults=====
A swap being a private, bilateral affair, the most obvious category of tail events is “things which mean your counterparty cannot, or will not, or has not, performed its end of the deal”.  
A swap being a private, bilateral affair, the most obvious category of tail events is “things which mean your counterparty cannot, or will not, or has not, performed its end of the deal”.  

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