An introduction to value-at-risk /
The value-at-risk measurement methodology is a widely-used tool in financial market risk management. The fifth edition of Professor Moorad Choudhry's benchmark reference text An Introduction to Value-at-Risk offers an accessible and reader-friendly look at the concept of VaR and its different e...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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New York :
Wiley,
2013.
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| Έκδοση: | 5th ed. |
| Σειρά: | Securities Institute.
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- AN INTRODUCTION TO VALUE-AT-RISK; Concentration limits; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Preface to the first edition; About the author; 1 INTRODUCTION TO RISK; Defining risk; The elements of risk: characterising risk; Forms of market risk; Other risks; Risk estimation; Risk management; The risk management function; Managing risk; Quantitative measurement of risk-reward; Standard deviation; Sharpe Ratio; Van Ratio; 2 VOLATILITY AND CORRELATION; Statistical concepts; Arithmetic mean; Probability distributions; Confidence intervals; Volatility; The normal distribution and VaR; Correlation.
- 3 VALUE-AT-RISKWhat is VaR?; Definition; Methodology; Centralised database; Correlation assumptions; Correlation method; Historical simulation method; Monte Carlo simulation method; Validity of the volatility-correlation VaR estimate; How to calculate VaR; Historical method; Simulation method; Variance-covariance, analytic or parametric method; Mapping; Confidence intervals; Comparison between methods; Choosing between methods; Comparison with the historical approach; Comparing VaR calculation for different methodologies; Summary; 4 VALUE-AT-RISK FOR FIXED INTEREST INSTRUMENTS.
- Fixed income productsBond valuation; Duration; Modified duration; Convexity; Interest rate products; Forward rate agreements; Fixed income portfolio; Applying VaR for a FRA; VaR for an interest rate swap; Applying VaR for a bond futures contract; Calculation illustration; The historical method; Simulation methodology; Volatility over time; Application; Bloomberg screens; 5 OPTIONS: RISK AND VALUE-AT-RISK; Option valuation using the Black-Scholes model; Option pricing; Volatility; The Greeks; Delta; Gamma; Vega; Other Greeks; Risk measurement; Spot ladder; Maturity ladder; Across-time ladder.
- Jump riskApplying VaR for Options; 6 MONTE CARLO SIMULATION AND VALUE-AT-RISK; Introduction: Monte Carlo simulation; Option value under Monte Carlo; Monte Carlo distribution; Monte Carlo simulation and VaR; 7 REGULATORY ISSUES AND STRESS-TESTING; Capital adequacy; Model compliance; CAD II; Specific risk; Back-testing; Stress-testing; Simulating stress; Stress-testing in practice; Issues in stress-testing; The crash and Basel III; Stressed VaR; 8 CREDIT RISK AND CREDIT VALUE-AT-RISK; Types of credit risk; Credit spread risk; Credit default risk; Credit ratings; Credit ratings.
- Ratings changes over timeCorporate recovery rates; Credit derivatives; Measuring risk for a CDS contract; Modelling credit risk; Time horizon; Data inputs; CreditMetrics; Methodology; Time horizon; Calculating the credit VaR; CreditRisk+; Applications of credit VaR; Prioritising risk-reducing actions; Standard credit limit setting; Integrating the credit risk and market risk functions; 9 A REVIEW OF VALUE-AT-RISK; VaR in Crisis; Weaknesses Revealed; Market risk; Credit risk; Portfolio effects; New Regulation and Development; Procyclicality: stressed VaR (SVaR).
