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Non-Systematic Risk
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Non-Systematic Risk
An element of
price risk
that can be largely eliminated by
diversification
within an
asset class
. In
factor models
estimated by regression analysis, it is equal to the standard error. Also called
Security Specific Risk
,
Idiosyncratic Risk
,
Unsystematic Risk
. See also Systematic Risk, Diversification.
Glossary
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