Market Risk

Beta Coefficient
A measure of the volatility of a share in relation to the overall market. A share with a high beta coefficient is likely to respond to stock market movements by rising or falling in value by more than the market average.
Downside Risk
An estimate of an investment's potential decline in value, considering the entire range of factors that could affect market price.
Exposure
Exposure refers to the level of risk assumed by an individual or entity, measured by the amount that one can potentially lose in finance. In marketing, it describes the extent and frequency of advertisements reaching the target audience across various media channels.
Market Risk
Market risk is the potential financial loss arising from fluctuations in market prices. This can include risks from buying in a falling market or selling in a rising market. Hedging with futures contracts or options can mitigate, but not eliminate, these risks.
Systemic Risk
Systemic risk, also known as market risk or systematic risk, refers to the part of a security’s risk that is common to all securities within the same general class and cannot be eliminated by diversification. The measure of systemic risk for individual stocks is the Beta Coefficient.
Value-at-Risk (VaR)
Value-at-Risk (VaR) is a statistical technique developed to measure and quantify the level of financial risk within a firm or portfolio over a specific time frame. It represents the maximum potential loss with a given confidence level.

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