Opportunity loss - Revision history

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	* [[Opportunity cost]]		* [[Opportunity cost]]
	* [[Opportunity risk]]		* [[Opportunity risk]]
			* [[Reckless prudence]]
	* [[Regret risk]]		* [[Regret risk]]

	[[Category:Self_management_and_accountability]]		[[Category:Self_management_and_accountability]]
	[[Category:Financial_risk_management]]		[[Category:Financial_risk_management]]

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	1.		1. ''Hedging - regret risk.''

	The worsening of a financial position when effectively 'locked in' to a course of action or to a particular fixed price or rate, compared with the alternative which could have been followed without the lock-in.		The worsening of a financial position when effectively 'locked in' to a course of action or to a particular fixed price or rate, compared with the alternative which could have been followed without the lock-in.
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	2.		2. ''Operational and other contexts.''

	Any loss resulting from a failure to take advantage of an opportunity.		Any loss resulting from a failure to take advantage of an opportunity.

imported>Doug Williamson: Categorise.

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	The worsening of a financial position when effectively 'locked in' to a course of action or to a particular fixed price or rate, compared with the alternative which could have been followed without the lock-in.		The worsening of a financial position when effectively 'locked in' to a course of action or to a particular fixed price or rate, compared with the alternative which could have been followed without the lock-in.

	For example, there is always a risk of opportunity losses when ~~we use~~ a fixing instrument to effectively lock in a (committed) price.		For example, there is always a risk of opportunity losses when using a fixing instrument to effectively lock in a (committed) price.

	We are effectively locked in to the predetermined and committed price, instead of being free to take advantage of actual market rates (if they turn out to be more favourable).		We are effectively locked in to the predetermined and committed price, instead of being free to take advantage of actual market rates (if they turn out to be more favourable).
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	* [[Opportunity risk]]		* [[Opportunity risk]]
	* [[Regret risk]]		* [[Regret risk]]

			[[Category:Self_management_and_accountability]]
			[[Category:Financial_risk_management]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Expand 2nd definition.

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	Any loss resulting from a failure to take advantage of an opportunity.		Any loss resulting from a failure to take advantage of an opportunity.

			This type of opportunity loss can result from analysis paralysis, other factors, or both.


	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Analysis paralysis]]
	* [[Fixing instrument]]		* [[Fixing instrument]]
	* [[Opportunity cost]]		* [[Opportunity cost]]
	* [[Opportunity risk]]		* [[Opportunity risk]]
	* [[Regret risk]]		* [[Regret risk]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Delete 'market'.

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	The worsening of a financial position when effectively 'locked in' to a course of action or to a particular fixed price or rate, compared with the alternative which could have been followed without the lock-in.		The worsening of a financial position when effectively 'locked in' to a course of action or to a particular fixed price or rate, compared with the alternative which could have been followed without the lock-in.

	For example, there is always a risk of opportunity losses when we use a fixing instrument to effectively lock in a (committed) ~~market~~ price.		For example, there is always a risk of opportunity losses when we use a fixing instrument to effectively lock in a (committed) price.

	We are effectively locked in to the predetermined and committed price, instead of being free to take advantage of actual market rates (if they turn out to be more favourable).		We are effectively locked in to the predetermined and committed price, instead of being free to take advantage of actual market rates (if they turn out to be more favourable).

imported>Doug Williamson: Remove redundant duplicate instance of 'market'.

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	For example, there is always a risk of opportunity losses when we use a fixing instrument to effectively lock in a (committed) market price.		For example, there is always a risk of opportunity losses when we use a fixing instrument to effectively lock in a (committed) market price.

	We are effectively locked in to the predetermined and committed ~~market~~ price, instead of being free to take advantage of actual market rates (if they turn out to be more favourable).		We are effectively locked in to the predetermined and committed price, instead of being free to take advantage of actual market rates (if they turn out to be more favourable).

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	We are effectively locked in to the predetermined and committed market price, instead of being free to take advantage of actual market rates (if they turn out to be more favourable).		We are effectively locked in to the predetermined and committed market price, instead of being free to take advantage of actual market rates (if they turn out to be more favourable).


			This type of loss is also sometimes known as an 'opportunity cost'.

imported>Doug Williamson: Link with Opportunity cost page.

2017-03-05T16:35:08Z

Link with Opportunity cost page.

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Fixing instrument]]		* [[Fixing instrument]]
			* [[Opportunity cost]]
	* [[Opportunity risk]]		* [[Opportunity risk]]
	* [[Regret risk]]		* [[Regret risk]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Expand.

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 == See also ==
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 * [[Opportunity risk]]
 * [[Regret risk]]

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The worsening of a financial position when effectively 'locked in' to a course of action or to a particular fixed price or rate, compared with the alternative which could have been followed without the lock-in.

For example, there is always a risk of opportunity losses when we use a fixing instrument to effectively lock in a (committed) market price.

We are effectively locked in to the predetermined and committed market price, instead of being free to take advantage of actual market rates (if they turn out to be more favourable).

== See also ==
* [[Fixing instrument]]
* [[Opportunity risk]]
* [[Regret risk]]