The estimation and decomposition of value-at-risk for non-normal portfolio returns

Value-at-risk (VaR) is a widely used measure for evaluating the market risk of a trading portfolio. This article presents the g-and-h method for estimating the VaR of a portfolio with non-normal returns, and adds to the usefulness of VaR as a risk management tool by decomposing the portfolio into in...

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Main Author: Doowoo Nam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Business Economics and Management
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Online Access:https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JBEM/article/view/3771