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For a portfolio, if the 99% one-day VaR is calculated to be $10,000, what would be the Expected Shortfall (ES) if the average loss on the worst 1% days is $15,000?
a. $15,000
b. $25,000(WRONG)
c. $11,000
d. $10,000
Value at Risk for a given equity portfolio is:
a. the worst case loss that can be experienced in the equity portfolio with a certain level of probability
b. the regulatory capital needed to cover the underlying risk in the equity portfolio
c. the maximum loss that can be experienced in the equity portfolio over a specified holding period (WRONG)
d. the underlying volatility of the equity portfolio
Which of the following is true?
a. Expected shortfall is a measure of liquidity risk whereas VaR is a measure of market risk
b. Expected shortfall is always greater than VaR
c. Expected shortfall is sometimes greater than VaR and sometimes less than VaR (WRONG)
d. Expected shortfall does not depend on the shape of the tail of the distribution
When flipping a fair coin, the odds of getting tails are:
a.1
b.0
c.0.5(WRONG)
d.-1
The Expected Shortfall at a 99% confidence level indicates that:
a. The portfolio will not lose more than the Expected Shortfall in 99% of cases.
b.1% of all losses will be greater than the Expected Shortfall. (WRONG)
c. The average loss in the worst 1% of cases will be equal to the Expected Shortfall.
d.99% of all losses will be less than or equal to the Expected Shortfall.
A Value at Risk (VaR) measure does not provide information about:
a. The time period over which the VaR is calculated.
b. The average loss expected within the VaR threshold. (WRONG)
c. The probability of exceeding the VaR amount.
d. The size of potential losses beyond the VaR threshold.

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