# Valuation loss (holding loss)

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## Definition

The value of a nominally constant asset (such as a bond denominated in 100 GE) must be adjusted downward because of a drop in market price. - See depreciation, valuation, debt-equity swap, factoring, unreal, fair value, market value, securities, toxic, time value. - Cf. ECB Monthly Bulletin, May 2009, p. 47 (as a result of falling share prices, households incurred valuation losses of EUR 1.5 trillion within 2008: their net financial wealth is reduced by this amount). 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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