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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.
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| For example, there is always a risk of opportunity losses when using a fixing instrument to effectively lock in a (committed) price.
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| | | *[[Retail bond]] |
| 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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| This type of loss is also sometimes known as an 'opportunity cost'.
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| Any loss resulting from a failure to take advantage of an opportunity.
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| This type of opportunity loss can result from analysis paralysis, other factors, or both.
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| == See also == | |
| * [[Analysis paralysis]] | |
| * [[Fixing instrument]] | |
| * [[Opportunity cost]]
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| * [[Opportunity risk]]
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| * [[Regret risk]]
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Revision as of 13:52, 10 September 2014
Trading in small quantities, including by private individuals.
See also