What is Value at Risk?
Statistical estimate of maximum likely loss over a horizon at a given confidence level.
99% · 1 day · loss ≤ $2M
Value at Risk estimates…
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Value at Risk breached on the rates book. Reduce DV01 before the close.
In the illustration
Balls fall through the pegs into one-day loss bins; the marker slides out until 99% of them lie on its safe side and stops at $2M.
Compute one-day 99 percent value at risk in your finance platform for the equity book, and show how much of it comes from the two largest positions.
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