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downside

[doun-sahyd] / ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd /


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A defined-outcome or buffered ETF is one that protects the investor by limiting downside risk in return for giving up some of the broad stock market’s upside potential.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Other Innovator strategies are followed by individual ETFs that apply downside buffers and adjust their levels of upside capture quarterly.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

They reckon that the moderate EPS headwind from the new reinsurance arrangements materially reduces potential earnings downside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Fiscal pressures will persist and the government’s debt burden will increase, but Moody’s sees downside risks as contained, with low interest rates and large domestic savings limiting debt-servicing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

“I loved the concept of shorting a bond because your downside was limited,” he told me.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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