Which one of the four following non-statistical risk measures are typically not used to quantify market risk?
A hedge fund trader buys options to establish an exposure in the currency market, thereby effectively removing the risk of being able to participate in a gapping market. In this case the options premium represents the price paid for eliminating the execution risk of
If the yield on the 3-month risk free bonds issued by the U.S government is 0.5%, and the 3-month LIBOR rate is 2.5%, what is the TED spread?
Which one of the four following statements about back testing the VaR models is correct?
Back testing requires