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Portfolio Value-at-Risk and expected-shortfall using an efficient simulation approach based on Gaussian Mixture Model

Seyfi, S. M. S ; Sharif University of Technology | 2021

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2021.05.029
  3. Publisher: Elsevier B.V , 2021
  4. Abstract:
  5. Monte Carlo Approaches for calculating Value-at-Risk (VaR) are powerful tools widely used by financial risk managers across the globe. However, they are time consuming and sometimes inaccurate. In this paper, a fast and accurate Monte Carlo algorithm for calculating VaR and ES based on Gaussian Mixture Models is introduced. Gaussian Mixture Models are able to cluster input data with respect to market's conditions and therefore no correlation matrices are needed for risk computation. Sampling from each cluster with respect to their weights and then calculating the volatility-adjusted stock returns leads to possible scenarios for prices of assets. Our results on a sample of US stocks show that the Gmm-based VaR model is computationally efficient and accurate. From a managerial perspective, our model can efficiently mimic the turbulent behavior of the market. As a result, our VaR measures before, during and after crisis periods realistically reflect the highly non-normal behavior and non-linear correlation structure of the market. © 2021 International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (IMACS)
  6. Keywords:
  7. Commerce ; Financial markets ; Gaussian distribution ; Intelligent systems ; Investments ; Managers ; Monte Carlo methods ; Value engineering ; Efficient simulation ; Expected shortfall ; Financial risks ; Gaussian mixture modeling ; Monte Carlo approach ; Monte Carlo's simulation ; Portfolio value at risks ; Risks management ; Simulation approach ; Value at Risk ; Risk management
  8. Source: Mathematics and Computers in Simulation ; Volume 190 , 2021 , Pages 1056-1079 ; 03784754 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378475421002007