Author Archives: Elisabeth Kashner

Market risk is a chance that an investor takes. No matter what the long-term prospects of an investment or its probable intrinsic value, an asset may trade at any price in the market. A trading price is determined by the interactions of buyers and sellers. If there is more buying than selling of an asset, its price will rise; if there is more selling than buying, its price will fall. This means that an investment’s price can rise, fall and bounce around. The extent of these movements is usually described by the term volatility. Read More