Can reported VaR be used as an indicator of the volatility of share prices? Evidence from UK banks.

Value at Risk (VaR) is used as an indicator to measure the risks contained in a firm. With the uprising development of VaR theory and computational techniques, the VaR is nowadays adopted by banks and reported in annual reports. Since the method to calculate VaR is questioned, and the reported VaR c...

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Main Author: Ou, Shian Kao
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2006
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/21422/
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description Value at Risk (VaR) is used as an indicator to measure the risks contained in a firm. With the uprising development of VaR theory and computational techniques, the VaR is nowadays adopted by banks and reported in annual reports. Since the method to calculate VaR is questioned, and the reported VaR can not be thoroughly audited, this paper attempts to find the relationship between the reported VaR and the volatility of share price for UK listed banks. This paper reviews literature about VaR and examine the financial reports of each banks. After testing the relationship through a regression model, it seems that the reported VaR has no significant relationship with the share price volatility.
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spelling nottingham-214222018-04-25T01:13:33Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/21422/ Can reported VaR be used as an indicator of the volatility of share prices? Evidence from UK banks. Ou, Shian Kao Value at Risk (VaR) is used as an indicator to measure the risks contained in a firm. With the uprising development of VaR theory and computational techniques, the VaR is nowadays adopted by banks and reported in annual reports. Since the method to calculate VaR is questioned, and the reported VaR can not be thoroughly audited, this paper attempts to find the relationship between the reported VaR and the volatility of share price for UK listed banks. This paper reviews literature about VaR and examine the financial reports of each banks. After testing the relationship through a regression model, it seems that the reported VaR has no significant relationship with the share price volatility. 2006 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/21422/1/dissertation.pdf Ou, Shian Kao (2006) Can reported VaR be used as an indicator of the volatility of share prices? Evidence from UK banks. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle Ou, Shian Kao
Can reported VaR be used as an indicator of the volatility of share prices? Evidence from UK banks.
title Can reported VaR be used as an indicator of the volatility of share prices? Evidence from UK banks.
title_full Can reported VaR be used as an indicator of the volatility of share prices? Evidence from UK banks.
title_fullStr Can reported VaR be used as an indicator of the volatility of share prices? Evidence from UK banks.
title_full_unstemmed Can reported VaR be used as an indicator of the volatility of share prices? Evidence from UK banks.
title_short Can reported VaR be used as an indicator of the volatility of share prices? Evidence from UK banks.
title_sort can reported var be used as an indicator of the volatility of share prices? evidence from uk banks.
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/21422/