Value at Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES) are two measures of market risk employed by financial institutions and their regulators.

a) VaR calculation is based on daily earning at risk (DEAR). The National Bank's risk manager has estimated that the DEARs of two of its major assets in its trading portfolio, foreign exchange and bonds, are -$150,000 and -$250,000, respectively. What is the total DEAR of the bank's trading portfolio if the correlation coefficient between the two assets is 0.80?

b) What is the main advantage of ES over VaR?

c) What is the purpose of introducing a "Stressed VaR"?

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