Parametric Value at Risk models for hedge fund application

Recent events over the last year with regards to the US sub-prime crisis and the collapse of three major hedge funds, Bear Stearns, UBS's- Dillon Read Capital Management and Focus Capital, have highlighted that it is a common misconception within finance that extreme events have negligible prob...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Micallef, Pierre
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22278/