Portfolio stress testing applied to commodity futures

Florentina Paraschiv (), Stine Marie Reese and Margrethe Ringkjøb Skjelstad
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Florentina Paraschiv: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Stine Marie Reese: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Margrethe Ringkjøb Skjelstad: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Computational Management Science, 2020, vol. 17, issue 2, No 4, 203-240

Abstract: Abstract In this article, we construct a portfolio of commodity futures which mimics the Dow Jones Commodity Index and perform an extensive stress testing exercise with a focus on hybrid scenarios. The increased volume of investments in commodities as financial instruments over the last decades underline the importance of a more thorough framework for stress testing of related portfolios. Our study is the first to show comparatively the marginal impact of the model choice for portfolio components versus the marginal role of tail dependence on the portfolio profit and loss in stress testing exercises. We model the distribution of returns of portfolio components with an asymmetric AR-GARCH model combined with Extreme Value Theory for extreme tails, and employ multivariate copula functions to model the time-varying joint dependence structure. Our study reveals that indeed, for a realistic stress test, a special attention should be given to the tail risk in individual commodity returns as well as to tail correlations. We also draw conclusions about parameter risk persistent in stress testing exercises. Finally yet importantly, in line with Basel IIIb, the study highlights the importance of using forward-looking hybrid and hypothetical scenarios over historical scenarios.

Keywords: Stress testing; Commodity futures; Risk measures; Extreme value theory; Copula functions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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