a bank comprises a 500 million portfolio of


A bank comprises a $500 million portfolio of investments and bank credits. The everyday standard deviation of return on this portfolio is .666 %. Capital adequacy standards need the bank to keep capital equal to its VAR calculated over a ten-day holding period. What is the capital charge for the bank?

Solution: VAR = $500 million x .00666 x 2.236 x √(10) = $24.49 million.

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