# Systematic Risk

*Risk & Portfolio — Finicade finance glossary*

The market-wide risk you can't diversify away — recessions, rate shocks, crises that drag almost everything down together. Because it can't be escaped, it's the only risk the market pays you to bear.

**Also known as:** market risk

**Related terms:** [Unsystematic Risk](https://finicade.com/glossary/unsystematic-risk), [Beta](https://finicade.com/glossary/beta), [CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model)](https://finicade.com/glossary/capm)

**Taught in:** Risk Arena — Why Risk Is Measured

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/systematic-risk