Wrong-way risk
FRM Part 1 glossary · Financial Markets And Products
Definition
A dependence in which exposure to a counterparty rises when that counterparty’s credit quality deteriorates.
Wrong-way risk in plain English
A bank lending against its own shares or buying protection from an insurer exposed to the same crisis creates wrong-way risk.
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