Investing Glossary Idiosyncratic Risk unsystematic risk market risk

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Investing Glossary: Idiosyncratic Risk

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Term:

Idiosyncratic Risk

Definition:

Unsystematic Risk or risk that is uncorrelated to the overall Market risk. In other words, the risk that is firm-specific and can be diversified through holding a Portfolio of stocks.

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