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downside risk

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Downside Risk
An estimation of a security's potential to suffer a decline in price if the market conditions turn bad.

Notes:
You can think of this as an estimate of the amount that you could lose on a stock or other investment.

See also: Bear, Risk, Upside Risk
Downside risk
The risk that a security will decline in value including the implications of risk.
downside risk
The potential losses that may occur if a particular investment position is taken. For example, the downside risk from holding Treasury bills is quite small. Compare upside potential.
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