Uncertainty Comparison Between Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall

Uncertainty Comparison Between Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall

Year:    2024

Author:    Qing Liu, Weimin Liu, Liang Peng, Gengsheng Qin

Communications in Mathematical Research , Vol. 40 (2024), Iss. 1 : pp. 102–124

Abstract

Value-at-Risk (VaR) and expected shortfall (ES) are two key risk measures in financial risk management. Comparing these two measures has been a hot debate, and most discussions focus on risk measure properties. This paper uses independent data and autoregressive models with normal or $t$-distribution to examine the effect of the heavy tail and dependence on comparing the nonparametric inference uncertainty of these two risk measures. Theoretical and numerical analyses suggest that VaR at 99% level is better than ES at 97.5% level for distributions with heavier tails.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/cmr.2022-0071

Communications in Mathematical Research , Vol. 40 (2024), Iss. 1 : pp. 102–124

Published online:    2024-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    23

Keywords:    $α$-mixing asymptotic variance expected shortfall Value-at-Risk.

Author Details

Qing Liu

Weimin Liu

Liang Peng

Gengsheng Qin