what are some types of market risk 
the most common types of market risk include interest rate risk equity risk commodity risk and currency risk interest rate risk covers the volatility that may accompany interest rate fluctuations and is most relevant to fixed income investments equity risk is the risk involved in the changing prices of stock investments commodity risk covers the changing prices of commodities such as crude oil and corn currency risk or exchange rate risk arises from the change in the price of one currency in relation to another this may affect investors holding assets in another country 