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How does one establish pvar from a distribution table?
I’m working through a practice question, and it states pvar at 98% = 1.645. How is that determined?
Hi
I think 1.645 is referring to 95%
To get value, first split 98% to 50% and 48% and you need to read through the distribution table and you will see 0·4798 0·4803 under 2.0 with 0.05 and 0.06. Hence the estimated value for 98% is actually 2.055.
For this paper, just remember the value derived from VaR, valuation method etc is always estimated, hence it is good to state the assumption that the figures from blah blah is estimated.
any forumer, do correct me if i am wrong.
In the exam, will this only be tested from theoretical perspective? the only explanations I can find on the subject seem to refer to the VAR as being 5%, which is 1.645 and 100% which is 2.33, I cant find anything that explains how to calculate these values
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