Re:Finally, Private Unemployment Insurance. But Will Anyone ...
by csense on Friday May 27, 2016 @09:20PM
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EV isn't everything; you also have to consider risk.
If you put too much of your bankroll on the line, making even repeated high +EV bets will eventually lead to ruin with probability approaching 1. There's another element at play here due to your finite bankroll; that element is usually called "risk."
Even though it's -EV, insurance can have a real benefit to the buyer through removing their exposure to otherwise ruinous risk.
If you put too much of your bankroll on the line, making even repeated high +EV bets will eventually lead to ruin with probability approaching 1. There's another element at play here due to your finite bankroll; that element is usually called "risk."
Even though it's -EV, insurance can have a real benefit to the buyer through removing their exposure to otherwise ruinous risk.