End of Horizon VaR

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Intra-Horizon VaR

General Spreadsheet for Calculation of VaR and MaxVaR with Drift

5%
Calculation of VaR

Calculation of MaxVaR

Mu
Sigma
T
Prob
m
m*T
Sigma*sqrt(T)
VaR
VaR
Via VBA

12.30%
19.48%
1
5.00%
0.1040
0.1040
0.1948
-21.63%
-21.63%
-21.63%

Mu
Sigma
T
Prob
m
m*T
Sigma*sqrt(T)
phi1
exp(2mz/Sigma^2)
phi2
MaxVaR
Via VBA

12.30%
19.48%
1
5.00%
0.1040
0.1040
0.1948
0.0193
0.1940
0.1584
-29.90%
-29.90%

Prob< VaR
ES or CVaR

5.00%
-29.77%

Prob< MaxVaR
ES-I or CVaR-I

5.00%
-36.78%

Probloss = VaR-I
5.00%
Probloss = VaR
13.61%
2.72

10.00%

General Spreadsheet for Calculation of VaR and MaxVaR without Drift

5%
Calculation of VaR

Calculation of MaxVaR

Mu
Sigma
T
Prob
m
m*T
Sigma*sqrt(T)
VaR
VaR
Via VBA

12.30%
19.48%
1
5.00%
0.1230
0.1230
0.1948
-19.73%
-19.73%
-19.73%

Mu
Sigma
T
Prob
m
m*T
Sigma*sqrt(T)
phi1
exp(2mz/Sigma^2)
phi2
MaxVaR
Via VBA

12.30%
19.48%
1
5.00%
0.1230
0.1230
0.1948
0.0181
0.1575
0.2027
-28.50%
-28.50%

Prob< VaR
ES or CVaR

5.00%
-27.87%

Prob< MaxVaR
ES-I or CVaR-I

5.00%
-35.28%

Probloss = VaR-I
5.00%
Probloss = VaR
14.77%
2.95

10.00%

cumulative standard distribution

Intra-Horizon Value at Risk versus End of Horizon Value at Risk (Normal)

Time in Years
End of Horizon VaR
End of Horizon Expected Shortfall (CVaR) without Drift
Intra-Horizon VaR-I
Intra-Horizon Expected Shortfall (CVaR-I) without Drift
End of Horizon Loss Probability
Intra-Horizon Loss Probability
Joint Probability
Intra-Horizon Prob Loss > VaR
Intra-Horizon Prob Loss > -10.0%

12.30%
19.48%
95.00%

Loss Threshold

1
-19.73%
-27.87%
-28.50%
-35.28%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
14.77%
41.21%

2
-24.50%
-32.21%
-35.33%
-44.46%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
16.65%
50.87%

3
-24.27%
-32.68%
-39.03%
-49.70%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
20.35%
53.57%

4
-22.46%
-31.15%
-41.29%
-53.07%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
25.09%
54.99%

-10%

5
-19.61%
-28.33%
-42.75%
-55.36%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
31.31%
55.83%

6
-16.05%
-24.60%
-43.74%
-56.97%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
39.60%
56.37%

7
-11.93%
-20.19%
-44.43%
-58.12%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
50.80%
56.74%

8
-7.38%
-15.23%
-44.91%
-58.96%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
66.09%
57.00%

9
-2.47%
-9.82%
-45.24%
-59.58%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
87.14%
57.18%

10
2.73%
-4.04%
-45.49%
-60.04%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
57.32%

10%

End of Horizon VaR

0%

Intra-Horizon VaR-I

-10%

-20%
Risk

Given
Mu ( Mean )
Sigma ( Vol Ann. )
CL

-30%

-40%

-50%
1

Time in Years

10

Intra-Horizon Value at Risk versus End of Horizon Value at Risk (GBM )

Time in Years
End of Horizon VaR
End of Horizon Expected Shortfall (CVaR) with Drift
Intra-Horizon VaR-I
Intra-Horizon Expected Shortfall (CVaR-I) with Drift
End of Horizon Loss Probability
Intra-Horizon Loss Probability
Joint Probability
Intra-Horizon Prob Loss > VaR
Intra-Horizon Prob Loss > -10.%

12.30%
19.48%
95.00%
1
-21.63%
-29.77%
-29.90%
-36.78%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
13.61%
44.11%

Loss Threshold

2
-24.50%
-36.01%
-37.90%
-47.28%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
16.65%
50.87%

3
-24.27%
-38.37%
-42.57%
-53.67%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
20.35%
53.57%

4
-22.46%
-38.73%
-45.67%
-58.06%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
25.09%
54.99%

-10%

5
-19.61%
-37.81%
-47.82%
-61.25%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
31.31%
55.83%

10%
End of Horizon VaR

0%
Intra-Horizon VaR-I

-10%
-20%
Risk

Given
Mu ( Mean )
Sigma ( Vol Ann. )
CL

-30%
-40%
-50%
-60%

6
-16.05%
-35.98%
-49.40%
-63.64%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
39.60%
56.37%

7
-11.93%
-33.46%
-50.56%
-65.47%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
50.80%
56.74%

8
-7.38%
-30.40%
-51.44%
-66.89%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
66.09%
57.00%

9
-2.47%
-26.89%
-52.10%
-68.00%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
87.14%
57.18%

10
2.73%
-23.00%
-52.63%
-68.89%
5.00%
5.00%
10.00%
57.32%

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