Showing posts with label systemic risk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label systemic risk. Show all posts

Sunday 21 October 2012

The Sources of Risk in Stock Investing

Total Risk = Unsystematic Risk + Systematic Risk

Unsystematic Risk (diversifiable)
Business Risk
Financial Risk

Systematic Risk (nondiversifiable)
Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
Reinvestment Rate Risk
Purchasing Power Risk
Exchange Rate Risk






















Friday 22 January 2010

Breakdown of Risk

Actions/risk
that affect only
------One firm-----Few firms---------Many firms---All investments--
                                
Firm-specific=1====2===3==========4=======5===Marketwide


1.  Projects may do better or worse than expected.
2.  Competition may be stronger or weaker than anticipated.
3.  Entire sector may be affected by action.
4.  Exchange rates and political risks affect many stocks.
5.  Interest rates, inflation, and news about economy affect all stocks.

Sunday 19 July 2009

Market risk or systemic risk

This risk cannot be eliminated by diversifying one's portfolio.

Definitions of Market risk on the Web:


Market risk is the risk that the value of an investment will decrease due to moves in market factors. The four standard market risk factors are: * Equity risk, the risk that stock prices will change. * Interest rate risk, the risk that interest rates will change. ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_risk


The possibility that the value of an investment will fall because of a general decline in the financial markets.www.waddell.com/jsp/index.jsp


The chance that a security's value will decline. With fixed income securities, market risk is closely tied to interest rate risk--as interest rates rise, prices decline and vice versa.www.netxclientdemo.com/invest_glosry_MMa.htm


Exposure to changes in market prices.www.info-forex.com/glossary.htm


Also called systematic risk. The portion of a security’s risk common to all securities in the same asset class, and that cannot be eliminated through diversification.www.manealfinancial.com/Glossary-MtoZ.htm


One of six risks defined by the Federal Reserve. The risk of an increase or decrease in the market value/price of a financial instrument. Market values for debt instruments are affected by actual and anticipated changes in prevailing interest rates. ...www.americanbanker.com/glossary.html


Exposure to a change in the value of some market variable, such as interest rates or foreign exchange rates, equity, or commodity prices.www.fhlb.com/Glossary.html


Market risk refers to the risk of financial loss as a result of adverse market movements. NZDMO specifically measures market risk with regard to movements in interest rates and foreign exchange rates.www.oag.govt.nz/2007/nzdmo/glossary.htm


The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor ...www.dreyfus.com/content/dr/control


Uncertainty in the value of real estate due to market, economic, political or other conditions.www.new-york-new-york-real-estate.com/m2.html


The risk of loss resulting from changes in the prices of financial instruments in the markets in which Chase participates, such as changes in the value of foreign exchange or fixed-income securities.https://www.chase.com/inside/financial/annual/glossary.html


Risk that cannot be diversified away. Related: systematic riskbiz.yahoo.com/glossary/bfglosm.html


Risk relating to the market in general and cannot be diversified away by hedging or holding a variety of securities.charmforex.com/index.php


Risk of loss due to unfavourable price changes on the financial markets.www.ingwholesalebanking.com/smartsite.shtml


risk that comes from customers not wanting to buy a product, the market being smaller than originally estimated, or a competitor launching a competing product. http://www.google.com/url?&q=http://www.epilepsy.com/innovation/entrepreneurs/glossary&ei=FexiSvKmMZWBkQWf1antDw&sa=X&oi=define&ct=&cd=1&usg=AFQjCNFChX-S8PEUc0fWkKKMwHxGc_shwA