Value-at-Risk Theory and Practice

Chapter 1, Page 24
Exercise 8

Using the naming convention indicated in the text, name the following VaR metrics:

  1. the conditional standard deviation of a portfolio’s market value, measured in AUD, 1 week from today;
  2. the conditional standard deviation of a portfolio’s USD simple return over the next 3 trading days;
  3. the conditional 99% quantile of a portfolio’s loss, measured in GBP, over the next day.

Solution

  1. one-week standard deviation of market value AUD VaR;

  2. three-day standard deviation of simple return USD VaR;
  3. one-day 99% GBP VaR.
 

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