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exchange rate risk Exchange rate riskAlso called currency risk; the risk that an investment's value will change because of currency exchange rates.Foreign Exchange RiskThe risk that the return on an investment may be reduced or eliminated because of a change in the exchange rate of two currencies. For example, if an American has a CD in the United Kingdom worth 1 million British pounds and the exchange rate is 2 USD: 1 GBP, then the American effectively has $2 million in the CD. However, if the exchange rate changes significantly to, say, 1 USD: 1 GBP, then the American only has $1 million in the CD, even though he/she still has 1 million pounds. Foreign exchange risk is also called exchange rate risk.exchange rate risk See foreign exchange risk. |