Erik is an investor with $$5,000$ available for investment. He has the following three investment possibilities from which to choose:

$\backslash$table$[[$Option$,$Scenarios$],[1,$Keep the $$5,000$ in cash for one year.$],[2,$Invest in a friend's business with a$],[50\%$ chance of getting $$10,000$ after one year and a$,],[50\%$ chance of getting nothing.,$],[3,$Invest in a relative's business with a$],[30\%$ chance of getting $$15,000$ after one year,,$],[20\%$ chance of getting $$2,500$ after one year,,$],[50\%$ chance of getting nothing.,$]]$

Suppose Erik cares about the risk involved in options $2$ and $3,$ and decides to select option $1$ because it has no risk. Which of the following statements would be true about Erik?

He is risk$-$averse.

He is risk$-$neutral.

He is risk$-$loving.

None of these descriptions is accurate.