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9.14 Suppose that we back-test a VaR model using 1,000 days of data. The VaR confidence level is 99% and we observe 15 exceptions. Should we reject the model at the 5% confidence level? Use Kupiec’s two-tailed test.
1 See P. Artzner, F. Delbaen, J.-M. Eber, and D. Heath, “Coherent Measures of Risk,” Mathematical Finance 9 (1999): 203–228.
2 Quantiles are also referred to as percentiles or fractiles.
3 An exception could be a risk measure that incorporates liquidity. As a portfolio becomes larger, its liquidity declines.
4 See P. Kupiec, “Techniques for Verifying the Accuracy of Risk Management Models,” Journal of Derivatives 3 (1995): 73–84.
5 See P. F. Christoffersen, “Evaluating Interval Forecasts,” International Economic Review 39
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