GIVEUP Definition

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GIVEUP is the opposite of "pickup." A reduction in yield as a result of a swap transaction in which one security is sold and another purchased. Yield declines rather than increases as a result of the transaction.

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COUNTRY RISK is the risk a depositor takes when placing funds on deposit outside the United States. The host country where the funds are domiciled may decree that no fund may be expatriated, or sent out of that country, until the decree is lifted.

UNSYSTEMATIC RISK, in securities, is price fluctuations resulting from the unique characteristics of specific securities. Unsys­tematic risk generally is eliminated in a well diversified portfolio. Also known as non-systematic risk.

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