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Bank A and Bank B are two competing investment banks that are calculating the 1-day 99% VaR for an at-the-money call on a non-dividend-paying stock with the following information:
Current stock price: USD 120
Estimated annual stock return volatility: 18%
Current Black-Scholes-Merton option value: USD 5.20
Option delta: 0.6
To compute VaR, Bank A uses the linear approximation method, while Bank B uses a Monte Carlo simulation method for full revaluation. Which bank will estimate a higher value for the 1-day 99% VaR?
A
Bank A.
B
Bank B.