Value at risk- DEC 2014Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA AFM Exams › Value at risk- DEC 2014This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by John Moffat.Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)AuthorPosts June 6, 2016 at 11:34 am #319814 6shahirMemberTopics: 202Replies: 296☆☆☆For the confidence level of 90% how o u get the stdeviation of 1.82? How would u do yr method here, can u explain me, the marking scheme luks abrupt? June 6, 2016 at 12:02 pm #319832 John MoffatKeymasterTopics: 57Replies: 54708☆☆☆☆☆You work back using the normal distribution tables to see how many std deviations give an answer of 0.4. (For 90% confidence we need 90 – 50 = 40% below the mean. 40% = 0.4)I explain this all in detail in my lecture on VAR. June 6, 2016 at 1:11 pm #319855 6shahirMemberTopics: 202Replies: 296☆☆☆If its 0.4 then under the SD Table, the closest value is 0.4015 then 1.29 but in the MS its 1.282 June 6, 2016 at 4:31 pm #319899 John MoffatKeymasterTopics: 57Replies: 54708☆☆☆☆☆It certainly is not the closest at all !!1.28 is closer (and the examiner accepts it to two decimal places). He has approximated linearly between 1.28 and 1.29.AuthorPostsViewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)You must be logged in to reply to this topic.Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In