riskless

Examples

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• Investing in government bonds is usually seen as a riskless option for those seeking security.

• What interest rate should we discount a riskless portfolio at?

• So I refer to this as a riskless bond as if you could save.

• In addition, we use a nominal riskless interest rate of 8%.

  Academic text (1991)

• Arbitrage in finance means riskless profit opportunity.

• Arbitrage is a fancy term for riskless profit.

• Liabilities need to be valued at riskless rates that you can buy to settle the liabilities.

  Blog text (14)

• The idea is that commercial banks would not lend to other borrowers at a rate below that available on riskless and highly liquid deposits at the central bank.

  Academic text (2017)

• To economists, it would make more sense to use a slow-moving, riskless long-term interest rate to discount future payouts.

  Blog text (14)

• A consumer who willingly accepts a 7% rate of return on a riskless and liquid savings account is rational in requiring a much higher discount rate on a risky and illiquid energy-efficiency investment.

  Academic text (1991)

Synonyms

S

safe

vsriskless

∞ 1.0

Not likely to be harmed or in danger

focuses on absolute absence of risk rather than mere protection

R

risk-free

vsriskless

9 3.5

Completely safe and not likely to cause loss

has identical meaning but is a different word form

U

unhazardous

vsriskless

3.1

Not likely to cause danger or harm

expresses total absence of risk rather than low likelihood

Antonyms

D

dangerous

∞ 1.5

Likely to cause harm or injury

R

risky

269 3.6

Likely to cause loss, harm, or danger

How Safe

riskless

1 4.6

safe

∞ 1.0

risky

269 3.6

unsafe

93 1.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology