midterm Flashcards
(124 cards)
the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event
probability
the return made after the probability of occurrence
expected return
a collection of investment which all owned by single individual or a firm
portfolio
is the exposure of uncertainty and danger resulting in changes
risk
important factor in investment decision
risk
2 classification of risk
systematic risk
unsystematic risk
sometimes called non-controllable or undiversifiable risk
systematic risk
7 example of systematic risk
currency risk
equity risk
inflation risk
country risk
interest rate risk
purchasing power risk
event risk
that business operations or an investment value will affected by changes in the exchange rates
currency risk
is the risk that the market value of the share will be increase or decrease
equity risk
is the possiblity that the value of the asset or income will decrease as inflation shrinks
inflation risk
potential volatility of foreign stock
country risk
is the possiblity that the value of a security, purchasing bonds, is reduced due to an increase in the interest rate
interest rate risk
is the risk that inflation will erode the purchasing power of the portfolio of securities
purchasing power risk
the uncertainty that an unexpected events will happen
event risk
sometimes called controllable or diversifiable risk
unsystematic risk
5 example of unsystematic risk
principal risk
credit risk
liquidity risk
call risk
business risk
is the risk of losing the amount invested due to bankruptcy or default
principal risk
the bond issuers delay the payment of the principal and interest
credit risk
risk arise from difficulty in selling an asset
liquidity risk
cash flow risk resulting from the possibility that a collable bond is redeemed before maturity
call risk
is the risk associated with the unique circumstances of a particular company
business risk
standard deviation is computed
measure risk
is widely used measure the volatility.
standard deviation