Specific Risk — Risk that affects a very small number of assets. specific risk, as its name would imply, relates to risks that are very specific to a company or small group of companies. This type of risk would be the opposite of a overall market risk, or… … Investment dictionary
Specific risk — In finance, a specific risk is a risk that affects a very small number of assets. This is sometimes referred to as unsystematic risk . In a balanced portfolio of assets there d be a spread between general market risk and risks specific to… … Wikipedia
Specific risk — See:unique risk. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * specific risk specific risk ➔ risk1 * * * specific risk UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET, ECONOMICS ► UNSYSTEMATIC RISK(Cf … Financial and business terms
specific risk — See: unique risk * * * specific risk specific risk ➔ risk1 * * * specific risk UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET, ECONOMICS ► UNSYSTEMATIC RISK(Cf. ↑unsystematic risk) … Financial and business terms
Risk — takers redirects here. For the Canadian television program, see Risk Takers. For other uses, see Risk (disambiguation). Risk is the potential that a chosen action or activity (including the choice of inaction) will lead to a loss (an undesirable… … Wikipedia
Firm-specific risk — See:diversifiable risk or unsystematic risk. The New York Times Financial Glossary … Financial and business terms
firm-specific risk — See: diversifiable risk or unsystematic risk … Financial and business terms
Company-specific risk — Related: Unsystematic risk … Financial and business terms
company-specific risk — Related: unsystematic risk … Financial and business terms
Risk — Typically defined as the standard deviation of the return on total investment. Degree of uncertainty of return on an asset. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. risk risk 1 [rɪsk] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] the possibility that… … Financial and business terms
