Q.2649 A portfolio of $1 million consists of two assets, A and B. An analyst has gathered the following daily information about the portfolio:
| Asset | Value | Standard Deviation |
|-------|-------|--------------------|
| A | 3 | 3% |
| B | 7 | 5% |
Assume that the correlation coefficient between asset A and asset B is 0.4. What will be the 1-day VaR for this portfolio at a 99% confidence level under the variance-covariance approach? | Financial Risk Manager Part 2 Quiz - LeetQuiz
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Explanation:
The covariances for the portfolio will be:
CovarianceAA=ρAAσAσA=1∗0.03∗0.03=0.0009
CovarianceAB=ρABσAσB=0.4∗0.03∗0.05=0.0006
CovarianceBA=ρBAσBσA=0.4∗0.05∗0.03=0.0006
CovarianceBB=ρBBσBσB=1∗0.05∗0.05=0.0025
[Cov(A,A)Cov(B,A)Cov(A,B)Cov(B,B)]
Thus, our covariance matrix is:
[0.00090.00060.00060.0025]
The standard deviation for the portfolio can be calculated by multiplying the covariance matrix with the amount of investment: We do this by first solving βhC, followed by βhCβv, and then finding the square root.
Where: βh is the horizontal β vector of invested amounts βY is the vertical β vector of invested amounts C is the covariance matrix of the returns of the assets.
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Q.2649 A portfolio of $1 million consists of two assets, A and B. An analyst has gathered the following daily information about the portfolio:
Asset
Value
Standard Deviation
A
3
3%
B
7
5%
Assume that the correlation coefficient between asset A and asset B is 0.4. What will be the 1-day VaR for this portfolio at a 99% confidence level under the variance-covariance approach?