Suppose on February 14, 2008, we want to calculate the daily VaR for $1,000,000 face value position

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Suppose on February 14, 2008, we want to calculate the daily VaR for $1,000,000 face value position in U.S. Treasury principal strip that matures on February 15, 2036. The market value of the position is $274,715.27. The daily standard deviation of these daily returns over this period is estimated to be 1.2737%. Suppose a 95% confidence level is required and mean daily return is zero. What is the daily VaR using the variance-covariance method?

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Introduction To Fixed Income Analytics

ISBN: 9780470572139

2nd Edition

Authors: Steven V. Mann, Frank J. Fabozzi

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