Advantages and Limitations of VAR Models Used in Managing Market Risk in Banks

Ioan Trenca (), MUTU Simona and Eva DEZSI
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Eva DEZSI: Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

Finante - provocarile viitorului (Finance - Challenges of the Future), 2011, vol. 1, issue 13, pages 32-43

Abstract: This paper aims is to examine and verify the appropriateness and usefulness in practical use of models for calculating VaR. It presents a case study applied to a theoretical bank portfolio in order to the identification and protection against market risk, while determining capital requirements. An emphasis will be placed on the advantages and limitations of these models. Using several models for calculating VaR, we can find which ones are more accurate, more truthful, and if the differences between them are some considerable. Therefore, according to these differences, the bank can decide which model fits best with their risk profile and should be used in risk management.

Keywords: VaR model; bank portfolio; capital requirements; market risk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G20 G21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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