Compare the activities of medieval merchants and today’s businessmen. What risks, which have lost their significance

Compare the activities of medieval merchants and today’s businessmen. What risks, which have lost their significance in the modern world, were the activities of merchants associated with?

The most important risk that medieval merchants faced was the risk of losing their goods due to a storm at sea, an attack by robbers or competitors. In addition, in the Middle Ages, the merchant often depended on the arbitrariness of the feudal lord or the king, who could easily take away the goods from him without compensation.