Category
page 1Market risk
hedge
investment position intended to offset potential losses or gains that may be incurred by a companion investment
value at risk
estimated, as yet unrealised loss for an investment for a given set of conditions
market risk
Risks arising from movements in market variables
foreign exchange risk
a financial risk that exists when a financial transaction is denominated in a currency other than the domestic currency
liquidity risk
a financial risk that a given financial asset, security or commodity cannot be traded quickly enough in the market without impacting the market price
interest rate risk
financial risk that arises for bond owners from changing or fluctuating interest rates
risk premium
minimum amount of money by which the expected return on a risky asset must exceed the known return on a risk-free asset
Minsky moment
sudden, major collapse of asset values which generates a credit cycle or business cycle
Total return swap
financial contract
FRTB
proposals for bank requirements
equity risk
financial risk involved in holding equity in a particular investment, such as the purchase of a company stock
Market portfolio