You hold 1000 shares in BHP currently trading at $24.50. Using the latest 500 daily observations you estimate the volatility to be approximately 30% per annum. What is the 99% confidence interval for the 99% daily VaR for BHP? (Assume 252 trading days in a year)
You hold 1000 shares in BHP currently trading at $24.50. Using the latest 500 daily observations you estimate the volatility to be approximately 30% per annum. What is the 99% confidence interval for the 99% daily VaR for BHP? (Assume 252 trading days in a year)
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![You hold 1000 shares in BHP currently trading at $24.50.
Using the latest 500 daily observations you estimate the
volatility to be approximately 30% per annum. What is
the 99% confidence interval for the 99% daily VaR for
BHP? (Assume 252 trading days in a year)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fbc88b182-9eff-4f26-8872-d057bf73cd9d%2F1184dda5-8519-48e5-a55d-174ecc0b0a17%2Fb3d0a34_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:You hold 1000 shares in BHP currently trading at $24.50.
Using the latest 500 daily observations you estimate the
volatility to be approximately 30% per annum. What is
the 99% confidence interval for the 99% daily VaR for
BHP? (Assume 252 trading days in a year)
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