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Measurement of market risk by Value at Risk method

Author(s): Piotr Mazur
Subject(s): Financial Markets
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: Value at Risk (VaR); VaR; market risk measurement; combining forecasts;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the measurement of market risk by Value at Risk method. Value at Risk measure is an important element of risk measurement mainly for financial institutions but can also be used by other companies. The Value at Risk is presented together with its alternative Conditional Value at Risk. The main methods of VaR estimation were divided into nonparametric, parametric and semi-parametric methods. The next part of the article presents a method of combining forecasts, which can be used in the context of forecasting Value at Risk.

  • Issue Year: 34/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 183-198
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish