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Corporate Finance, 5th Edition
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Corporate Finance, 5th Edition

by Pierre Vernimmen, Pascal Quiry, Maurizio Dallocchio, Yann Le Fur, Antonio Salvi
December 2017
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1024 pages
32h 22m
English
Wiley
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Chapter 18 Risk and return

The spice of finance

Investors who buy financial securities face risks because they do not know with certainty the future selling price of their securities, nor the cash flows they will receive in the meantime. This chapter will try to explain and measure this risk, and also examine its repercussions.

Section 18.1 Sources of risk

There are various risks involved in financial securities, including:

  • Industrial, commercial and labour risks, etc.

    There are so many types of risk in this category that we cannot list them all here. They include lack of competitiveness, emergence of new competitors, technological breakthroughs, an inadequate sales network, strikes and so on. These risks tend to lower cash flow expectations and thus have an immediate impact on the value of the stock.

  • Liquidity risk

    This is the risk of not being able to sell an asset at its fair value as a result of either a liquidity discount or the complete absence of a market or buyers.

  • Solvency riskThis is the risk that a creditor will lose his entire investment if a debtor cannot repay him in full, even if the debtor’s assets are liquidated. Traders call this counterparty risk.

  • Foreign exchange (Fx) riskFluctuations in exchange rates can lead to a loss of value of assets denominated in foreign currencies. Similarly, higher exchange rates can increase the value of debt denominated in foreign currencies when translated into the company’s reporting currency base.

  • Interest rate risk ...

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