Show that in this example var does not satisfy the


Suppose that each of two investments has a 0.9% chance of a loss of $10 million, a 99.1% of a loss of $1 million. The investments are independent of each other.

a) What is the VaR for one of the investments when the confidence level a 99%?

b) What is the expected shortfall for one of the investments when the confidence level is 99%.

c) What is the VaR for a portfolio consisting of the two investments when the confidence level is 99%?

d) What is the expected shortfall for a portfolio consisting of the two investments when the confidence level is 99%

e) show that in this example VaR does not satisfy the subadditivity condition whereas expected shortfall does.

 

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