# Loss risk

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## Definition

In the financial market, the contingency (eventuality: the actual possibility) of losing all or part of the capital invested in a commitment. - See hedging, call option, uncovered, non-investment grade, risk, loss absorbency, loss potential. - Cf. BaFin Annual Report 2006, p. 157 f. (capital management companies must determine the risk of loss per fund and report it to BaFin). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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