NO.PZ202303270300007102
问题如下:
(2) What is the approximate VaR for the bond position at a 99% confidence interval (equal to 2.33 standard deviations) for one month (with 21 trading days) if daily yield volatility is 1.50 bps and returns are normally distributed?
选项:
A.$1,234,105
$2,468,210
$5,413,133
解释:
A is correct. The expected change in yield based on a 99% confidence interval for the bond and a 1.50 bps yield volatility over 21 trading days equals 16 bps = (1.50 bps × 2.33 standard deviations × 根号21).
We can quantify the bond’s market value change by multiplying the familiar (–ModDur × △Yield) expression by bond price to get $1,234,105 = ($75 million × 1.040175 ⨯ (–9.887 × 0.0016)).
这题里最后算VaR的dollar value是用market value算的,也就是75M *1.040175. 请问怎么理解用market value算,而不是直接用par value 75M 呢?我老是搞不清到底是用market value还是par value。