Backtesting Value-at-Risk Models Kansantaloustiede Maisterin tutkinnon tutkielma Olli Nieppola 2009 Kansantaloustieteen laitos HELSINGIN KAUPPAKORKEAKOULU HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Department of Economics BACKTESTI G VALUE-AT-RISK MODELS Master’s Thesis in Economics Olli Nieppola Spring Term 2009 Approved by the Head of the Economics Department ___/___ 200___ and awarded the grade ____________________________________________ Author:
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NUR/492 2-18-13 Linda Westermann Hand Washing Organizations use risk management to minimize events‚ which will cause some form of liability to a part of that organization. The health care setting risks range from tragic events‚ slips‚ and fall injuries‚ infections‚ and wrongful deaths. Risk management determines what risks occur and puts strategies in place to minimize those risks. Quality management in risk management protects patient‚ staff‚ and the hospital. It helps identify red
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INTRODUCTION Risk management is the process of thinking systematically about all possible risk‚ problems risks‚ problems or disaster before they happen and setting up procedures that will avoid the risk‚ or minimize the impact. It is basically set up process where you can identify risks and set the strategy to control. My project is to manage risks in an Italian restaurant named “Pedro Pizza Parlour” that located near Wynyard Station. This restaurant provides a delivery services by contactor
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1. Framework A. Identification of the risk Financial Risk There are three kinds of financial risk: market risk‚ liquidity risk and credit risk. Market Risk Price Risk The risk of a decline in the value of a security or a portfolio. Interest Rate Risk The risk that the value of an investment will change due to a change in the absolute level of interest rates. Example Dexia had a great interest rate risk. They had a lot of mortgage loans (long term). They financed the long term liabilities
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | An American Mutual Fund company invested USD 2‚000‚000 in BSE on 31.12.2007 when the BSE sensex was 20‚000 points. On 31.03.2008‚ the company observed that its portfolio depreciated by 23% when the BSE sensex touched 16‚000 points. If the company decided to withdraw the investment from India‚ what would be the net increase or decrease in their investment in terms of dollar? | | | | | | | | | | | | $/Rs spot rates are
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RAMP Risk Assessed Management Plan Principal activity to be conducted on the premises. The SAMPLE Restaurant is a food and beverage business located AT SAMPLE RESTAURANT ADDRESS The premises comprises the Restaurant‚ serving lunch and dinner from Tuesday to Sunday‚ and a private room which is used for small functions. (amend as required) The main revenue source for the SAMPLE RESTAURANT business is derived from the Restaurant and the restaurant has a CERTAIN STYLE whilst being positioned in the
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Letter of transmittal Dear Mr. Saif Rahman Here is the term paper on investment analysis & portfolio management from 31st may to 1st august. Now you will see that we have collected stock information and calculate relative things to evaluate our performance. We think that if anybody want to invest in the DSE ‚ this term paper can help them to make decision whether or not they will invest or not and what strategy should they follow. Finally‚ we are also very much satisfied to have the scope of doing
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Equity Valuation: Discounted Cash Flow and Residual Income Models Introduction Valuation plays a very important role when companies are trying to increase their value‚ raise money‚ acquire another firm or sell a subsidiary‚ also when a company decides to go public. Managers‚ investors and shareholders need to have the most accurate and reliable information in order to make decisions‚ that is why valuation is a fundamental exercise in corporate finance. It is pretty evident that whatever
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Susan Wiley (‘Genie’) * Genie was discovered on 4th November 1970 in Los Angeles. * The thirteen year old girl had been confined to a small room and spent most of her life often tied to a potty chair. * The girl was given the name Genie to protect her identity and privacy. "The case name is Genie. This is not the person’s real name‚ but when we think about what a genie is‚ a genie is a creature that comes out of a bottle or whatever‚ but emerges into human society past childhood. We assume
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another firm instead. This rental income foregone‚ or the implicit rental rate of capital‚ is the firm’s opportunity cost of using its own capital. This implicit rental rate can be broken down beyond interest forgone. - A firm’s use of its owner’s time and/or financial resources Another example of an implicit cost is the opportunity cost of a sole proprietor working in her own business. For example‚ Gina works as a sole proprietor and her business reported a net income of $30‚000 for the year. Since
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