market risk

market risk definition - business

market risk

  1. The risk that, because general market pressures will cause the value of an investment to fluctuate, it may be necessary to liquidate a position during a down period in the cycle. Market risk is highest for securities with above-average price volatility and lowest for stable securities such as Treasury bills.
  2. See systematic risk.

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