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Explanation:
Under the Basel 2.5 framework, the total market risk capital charge is composed of the standard Value-at-Risk (VaR) component plus the stressed VaR (sVaR) component.
The formula is: Market Risk Capital =
From the information provided:
$1,000$480$1,100$500Calculating the general VaR component:
Calculating the stressed VaR component:
Total Capital Charge = $1872 + 1700 = `
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Q.60 The 99% 10-day VaR for an American bank is $1000. The average 99% VaR for the recent 60 days is $480. Over the past seven years, the most stressful 10-day 99% VaR is $1100, and the most stressful 60-day average 99% VaR is $500. The multiplier on the average 99% VaR for the recent 60 days is 3.9, and that of the most stressful average 99% VaR for the recent 60 days over seven the past seven years is 3.4. What is the estimated market risk capital charge for this bank under Basel 2.5?
A
$3,572
B
$3,000
C
$3,452
D
$3,563