interest rate risk
Definition
Probability that the market interest rates will rise significantly higher than the interest rate earned on investments such as bonds, resulting in their lower market value. This risk is higher on long-term bonds.
interest rate risk is in the Banking, Commerce & Finance, Disaster Planning & Risk Management, Investing and Securities & Futures Trading subjects.
interest rate risk appears in the definition of the following term: risk
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