The topics of Economic Capital modelling, reverse stress testing and credit limits are inextricably intertwined as they all focus on exceptional loss events. In this paper, we use the KVA framework in to frame these three topics within a single unified approach. We propose setting credit limits...

This paper proposes a new method to introduce coherent risk measures for risks with infinite expectation, such as those characterized by some Pareto distributions. Extensions of the conditional value at risk, the weighted conditional value at risk and other examples are given. Actuarial...

We derive a closed-form expansion of option prices in terms of Black-Scholes prices and higher-order Greeks. We show how the true price of an option less its Black-Scholes price is given by a series of premiums on higher-order risks that are not priced under the Black-Scholes model assumptions....

Risk capital allocations (RCAs) are an important tool in quantitative risk management, where they are utilized to, e.g., gauge the profitability of distinct business units, determine the price of a new product, and conduct the marginal economic capital analysis. Nevertheless, the notion of RCA...

The exchange of regulatory initial margin for uncleared derivatives (BCBS 261 due on the 1st of September 2016) implies a massive consumption of collateral. This paper proposes a new model to account for collateral and its quality for both fair valuation and CCR capital frameworks defined under...

An easy-to-use quantitative risk analysis model is developed for the private security industry in South Africa, which can be used as a suitable analysing tool in the hands of the private security manager.This model incorporate different concepts such as the probability, impact, cost of risk,...

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The present paper analyses the portfolios composed from the shares of some Lithuanian firms. The methods applied to compose and examine the portfolios were those used in foreign countries: the Makowitz model, the Sharpe model, and the randomly composed portfolio. The latter model is the one in...