Understanding Market, Credit, and Operational Risk: The Value at Risk Approach

List of Figures xiv

List of Tables xvi

Preface xviii

List of Abbreviations xx

1 Introduction to Value at Risk (VaR) 1

2 Quantifying Volatility in VaR Models 21

3 Putting VaR to Work 82

4 Extending the VaR Approach to Non-tradable Loans 119

5 Extending the VaR Approach to Operational Risks 158

6 Applying VaR to Regulatory Models 200

7 VaR: Outstanding Research 233

Notes 236

References 257

Index 270