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Uncertainty in historical Value-at-Risk: an alternative quantile-based risk measure

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  • Dominique Guegan

    (CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Bertrand K. Hassani

    (CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Kehan Li

    (CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

The financial industry has extensively used quantile-based risk measures relying on the Value-at-Risk (VaR). They need to be estimated from relevant historical data set. Consequently, they contain uncertainty. We propose an alternative quantile-based risk measure (the Spectral Stress VaR) to capture the uncertainty in the historical VaR approach. This one provides flexibility to the risk manager to implement prudential regulatory framework. It can be a VaR based stressed risk measure. In the end we propose a stress testing application for it.

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  • Dominique Guegan & Bertrand K. Hassani & Kehan Li, 2016. "Uncertainty in historical Value-at-Risk: an alternative quantile-based risk measure," Post-Print halshs-01277880, HAL.
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    Historical method; Uncertainty; Value-at-Risk; Stress risk measure; Tail risk measure; Prudential financial regulation; Stress testing;
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