Expected Shortfall in Python

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Google VAR and you will find lots of criticisms on VAR as a measure of market risk. And you will inevitably see Expected Shortfall (ES) being put forward as an alternative.


Monte Carlo Simulation of Value at Risk in Python

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If you recall the basics of the notebook where we provided an introduction on market risk measures and VAR, you will recall that parametric VAR simply assumes a…


Measuring Market Risk in Python

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VAR is a common term that one would usually come across in finance when it comes to the measurement of market risks.