non-systemic risk

non-systemic risk definition - finance
A risk that is particular to a company and doesnÂ’t affect other companies. Investors can protect against non-systemic risk by diversifying their investments. Non-systemic risk contrasts with systemic risk, which is risk that applies to all companies in a market or industry.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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