Risk Budget vs Risk Parity

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Risk Budget
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risk

Predetermined maximum volatility or loss allocation for portfolio or trading account, constraining position sizing and leverage to ensure total portfolio risk remains within acceptable limits.

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Risk Parity
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strategy

Portfolio construction strategy allocating assets such that each position contributes equally to total portfolio risk, typically requiring smaller allocations to volatile assets and larger allocations to stable assets.

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