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Bayesian Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall for a portfolio (multi- and univariate approaches)

Anna Pajor ,  Jacek Osiewalski 

Cracow University of Economics (CUOE), Rakowicka 27, Kraków 31-510, Poland

Abstract

Bayesian assessments of Value-at-Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES) for a given portfolio of dimension n can be based either on the n-variate predictive distribution of future returns of individual assets, or on the univariate model for portfolio volatility. In both cases, the Bayesian VaR and ES fully take into account parameter uncertainty and non-linear relationship between ordinary and logarithmic returns. For large portfolios we use the n-variate type I MSF – scalar BEKK(1,1) volatility model proposed specially to cope with large n. We compare empirical results obtained using this (more demanding) multivariate approach and the much simpler univariate approach based on modelling volatility of the whole portfolio (of a given structure).

 

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Presentation: Oral at 5 Ogólnopolskie Sympozjum "Fizyka w Ekonomii i Naukach Społecznych", by Anna Pajor
See On-line Journal of 5 Ogólnopolskie Sympozjum "Fizyka w Ekonomii i Naukach Społecznych"

Submitted: 2010-10-12 13:35
Revised:   2010-10-12 13:42