VAR counts

Rising defaults in the US subprime mortgage market, plunging prices in the credit sector and a sharp squeeze in liquidity all contributed to make the third quarter very difficult for banks. Risk compares the value-at-risk figures of the major banks in the wake of the turbulence in the financial markets. By Alexander Campbell, with research by Xiao-Long Chen

risk-0108-64-gif

A turbulent quarter in the financial markets has put risk measurements under strain at major investment banks. In Risk's survey of value-at-risk measurements over the third quarter of last year, average VAR was significantly higher than in the second quarter - a rise of 4.6% in just three months (see table A).

The shortcomings of banks' risk management have been most obvious in the multi-billion-dollar write-downs associated with losses on securities backed by US subprime mortgages. But the

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Risk.net? View our subscription options

Register

Want to know what’s included in our free membership? Click here

This address will be used to create your account

The new rules of market risk management

Amid 2020’s Covid-19-related market turmoil – with volatility and value-at-risk (VAR) measures soaring – some of the world’s largest investment banks took advantage of the extraordinary conditions to notch up record trading revenues. In a recent Risk.net…

ETF strategies to manage market volatility

Money managers and institutional investors are re-evaluating investment strategies in the face of rapidly shifting market conditions. Consequently, selective genres of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are seeing robust growth in assets. Hong Kong Exchanges…

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Risk.net account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here