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Systematic and Unsystematic Risk: What Are The Sources of Risk? (Pp. 297 - 300)
Systematic and Unsystematic Risk: What Are The Sources of Risk? (Pp. 297 - 300)
Unsystematic Risk
What are the sources of Risk?
(pp. 297 - 300)
Surprises
Unexpected Returns: caused by surprises
Surprises can be GOOD or BAD!
Chhachhi/519/Ch. 11
Unsystematic risk:
surprises that affect small no. of assets
R R U
becomes
Total risk; U
e
Nonsystematic Risk; e
Systematic Risk; m
R Rm
where
m is the systematic risk
is the unsystemat ic risk
n
Chhachhi/519/Ch. 11