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Wrong-Way Risk

Category: Credit Risk

What is Wrong-Way Risk?

Situation where exposure to a counterparty is adversely correlated with the credit quality of that counterparty.

Related terms

  • Counterparty Credit Risk
  • Correlation

More Credit Risk terms

  • Collateral
  • Concentration Risk
  • Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR)
  • Credit Risk
  • Credit Value Adjustment (CVA)
  • Debt Value Adjustment (DVA)

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