Essays about: "Age-weighted historical simulation"

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1. 1. Into the Trading Book: Estimating Expected Shortfall

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Robin Eric Schmutz; Leonard Schneider; [2023]
   Keywords : Expected shortfall; Trading book; Historical simulation; Parametric estimation; Backtesting; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In light of the revised 2019 proposals constituting the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, which amend the third Basel Accord, expected shortfall is set to replace value at risk as the risk measure dictating banks' capital reserving requirements for exposure to market risk. This paper examines how best to accurately estimate expected shortfall from a regulatory perspective by carrying out an array of non-parametric as well as parametric methods over the recent years of financial instability. READ MORE

3. 2. Risk measurement of cryptocurrencies using value at risk and expected shortfall

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Van Cao Thi Hong; [2022]
   Keywords : cryptocurrencies; value at risk; expected shortfall; risk measurement; parametric methods; non-parametric methods; EWMA; GARCH; EGARCH; GJRGARCH; backtesting; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and risky assets, therefore, it is of vital importance to find an appropriate model for risk measurement. This thesis compares three parametric and three non-parametric estimation methods to estimate the value at risk and the expected shortfall of five cryptocurrencies, namely Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Binance coin (BNB), Ripple coin (XRP), and Cardano (ADA). READ MORE

4. 3. Estimating Expected Shortfall Using Parametric and Non-Parametric Approaches

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Fredrik Hedman; Emil Håkansson; [2020]
   Keywords : Value at Risk; Expected Shortfall; Normal distribution; t-distribution; Historical Simulation; Extreme Value Theory; Peaks Over Threshold; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : With the implementation of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book in January of 2022, financial institutions will be obligated to implement Expected Shortfall as a means of determining market risk capital. With the transition from Value at Risk to Expected Shortfall, the question of how to accurately forecast Expected Shortfall arises. READ MORE

5. 4. Evaluation of Value-at-Risk Models During Volatility Clustering

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Medjit Yalmaz Kadir; [2014]
   Keywords : EWMA; VaR; VWHS; AWHS; Value-at-Risk; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In the light of the financial crisis of 2008, risk management has become one of the most important topics in the financial world. This study applies five different VaR approaches, normal distribution, student’s t distribution, historical simulation, age weighted historical simulation and volatility weighted historical simulation under three different sample windows. READ MORE

6. 5. Measuring Risk for WTI Crude Oil - An application of Value-at-Risk

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Alexander Eriksson; Jonathan Ljungqvist; [2014]
   Keywords : Market Risk; VaR; Crude oil; Forecasting; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Crude oil is the most traded energy commodity in the world, and its price has a large impact on the everyday life of billions. Given the volatility of crude oil prices and its enormous effects on economies worldwide, there has been a growing demand for risk quantification and risk management for the market participants. READ MORE