We utilise several asset pricing models that allow for discontinuities in the returns and volatility time series in order toobtain estimates of Value-at-Risk (VaR). The first class of model that we use mixes a continuous diffusion processwith discrete jumps at random points in time (Poisson Jump...

Navigational systems assist drivers in finding a route between two locations that is time optimal in theory but seldom in practice due to delaying circumstances the system is unaware of, such as traffic jams. Upon arrival at the destination the service of the system ends and the driver is forced...