Risk Terms
Unsystematic Risk
Definition
What is Unsystematic Risk?
Company-specific or asset-specific risk that can be reduced through diversificationSpreading investments across assets, issuers, sectors, or markets to reduce dependence on one exposure..
Example in practice
How This Looks in Practice
A factory fire harms one company more than the entire market.
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A day on which relevant financial institutions and markets are open for normal processing.