Understanding Value at Risk (VaR) Margin & Extreme Loss Margin (ELM) in the Stock Market Understanding Value at Risk (VaR) Margin & Extreme Loss Margin (ELM) in the Stock Market Investors and traders are always concerned about the potential losses they may face, and risk management techniques are used to help minimize these losses. Kiran Shroff / Monday, February 24, 2025 / Article rating: 5.0 Two important concepts that help with this are the Value at Risk (VaR) Margin and Extreme Loss Margin (ELM).