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risk_on

risk on

See also: riskon and risk-on

English

Noun

risk on (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of risk-on
    • 2012, Clive M. Corcoran, Systemic Liquidity Risk and Bipolar Markets, ISBN 1118410807:
      To the extent that Chinese growth remains strong with firm demand for resources from such economies as Australia (and the CARBS nations generally) [2] then this will translate into more risk on behavior where it has been shown that AUD/JPY is the best proxy for risk on in the realm of foreign exchange.
    • 2016, Edward E. Qian, Risk Parity Fundamentals, ISBN 149873880X, page 80:
      For example, the markets transitioned from a risk on period during the equity rally of the late 1990s to a risk off regime when the tech bubble burst and a mild recession occurred from 2000 to 2002.