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Daily and intradaily stochastic covariance : value at risk estimates for the foreign exchange market

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Daily and intradaily stochastic covariance : value at risk estimates for the foreign exchange market

Kormas, George (1998) Daily and intradaily stochastic covariance : value at risk estimates for the foreign exchange market. Masters thesis, Concordia University.

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Abstract

The importance of time varying volatility in securities prices (e.g. GARCH) has by now been amply established in the literature, both in terms of the magnitude and pervasiveness of the phenomenon, and in terms of its significance for risk management in institutional portfolios. Less attention has been devoted to multivariate conditional heteroskedasticity, in spite of the fact that securities are typically held in portfolios rather than in isolation. Recently, Kroner and Ng (1995) have introduced a method for nesting the four most commonly used multivariate GARCH models, allowing for comparative tests of the performance of the models. We propose to apply the Kroner and Ng technique to both daily and intradaily returns on foreign exchange rates, to obtain performance estimates. These conditional covariances will then be used to calculate value at risk (VaR) forecasts for foreign currency portfolios. Daily and intradaily VaR forecasts will be evaluated and compared.

Divisions:Concordia University > John Molson School of Business
Item Type:Thesis (Masters)
Authors:Kormas, George
Pagination:v, 66 leaves ; 29 cm.
Institution:Concordia University
Degree Name:M. Sc.
Program:Administration
Department (as was):Faculty of Commerce and Administration
Date:1998
Thesis Supervisor(s):Flood, Mark D.
Identification Number:HG 3823 K67 1998
ID Code:580
Deposited By: Concordia University Library
Deposited On:27 Aug 2009 17:12
Last Modified:20 Oct 2022 16:27
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