risk seeking
Embracing potential losses
Risk seeking describes a preference for uncertain outcomes over guaranteed ones, even when the expected values are equal or favor the sure thing.
A risk-seeking investor might choose a volatile stock over a stable bond with the same average return.
In behavioral economics, people tend toward risk seeking when facing losses—preferring a gamble that might avoid loss entirely over accepting a certain smaller loss.
The opposite of risk averse.
- adventurousInclined toward risky endeavors
- daringAdventurous courage
- boldCourageous and daring
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- throwing cautionAbandoning careful consideration
no guts no glory · gambler · high roller · adrenaline · impulsive · fearless · audacious · living on the edge · speculator · skin in the game · high-stakes · betting · double or nothing · betting the farm · chance · leap · edge · danger
risk seekingrisk averse
Preferring certainty over gambles
risk aversion · risk-averse · cautious · conservative · playing it safe
risk seekingcapital preservation
Safeguarding original investment value
low-risk · flight to safety · defensive · risk-free · safe
risk, seek, seeking, risks, risked, risking, risky, riskier, riskiest