That Was The Week: Your risk is my protection

The term financial markets is, generally, thrown about like we all know what it means and as if everyone's understanding is the same. It isn't. The range of interpretations is so broad that the difference is often more like speaking different languages rather than just having to deal with a harsh accent that is a little awkward to understand. For structured products, risk, and its interpretation, is at the heart of it all. So, take two countries, and let's say they are Belgium and Germany. Two