An application of extreme value theory to cryptocurrencies

Konstantinos Gkillas (Gillas) () and Paraskevi Katsiampa

Economics Letters, 2018, vol. 164, issue C, 109-111

Abstract: We study the tail behaviour of the returns of five major cryptocurrencies. By employing an extreme value analysis and estimating Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall as tail risk measures, we find that Bitcoin Cash is the riskiest, while Bitcoin and Litecoin are the least risky cryptocurrencies.

Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Bitcoin; Extreme value analysis; Value-at-Risk; Expected shortfall (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C46 F38 G01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.01.020

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