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Put up to four markets on the same ruler. The shapes do most of the explaining.
| Insurance & reinsurance risk | Distressed debt | |
|---|---|---|
| Exit difficulty | 4 | 4 |
| Volatility | 4 | 5 |
| Leverage | 3 | 2 |
| Carry cost | 2 | 2 |
| Fraud risk | 2 | 2 |
| Protection gap | 3 | 3 |
| Barrier to entry | 5 | 5 |
| Expertise needed | 5 | 5 |
| Difficulty | 63 Extreme | 63 Extreme |
| In a sentence | Risk itself, underwritten face to face in a London market that predates every exchange on this site and still works by broker and syndicate. | Buying other people’s bad debts at a discount, either to restructure the borrower or to collect more than you paid. |
| Unit | A line on a risk, expressed as a percentage of the total | Portfolio, or an individual claim |
| Smallest realistic trade | Institutional; capital committed for a year of account | Institutional; portfolios typically sold in bulk |
| Settlement | Premium on binding; claims over years or decades | Negotiated sale and purchase agreement |
The fingerprint measures how demanding a market is to take part in. It is not a rating or a recommendation.