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An Application of Extreme Value Theory for Measuring Financial Risk

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Manfred Gilli ()
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Article provided by Springer in its journal Computational Economics.

Volume (Year): 27 (2006)
Issue (Month): 2 (May)
Pages: 207-228
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Keywords: extreme value theory; generalized pareto distribution; generalized extreme value distribution; quantile estimation; risk measures; maximum likelihood estimation; profile likelihood confidence intervals;

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  1. Francis X. Diebold & Til Schuermann & John D. Stroughair, 1998. "Pitfalls and Opportunities in the Use of Extreme Value Theory in Risk Management," New York University, Leonard N. Stern School Finance Department Working Paper Seires 98-081, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business-.
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  2. Peter F. Christoffersen & Francis X. Diebold, 2000. "How Relevant is Volatility Forecasting for Financial Risk Management?," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 82(1), pages 12-22, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  3. Michel M. Dacorogna, & Ulrich A. Muller & Olivier V. Pictet & Casper De Vries,, . "The Distribution of Extremal Foreign Exchange Rate Returns in Extremely Large Data Sets," Working Papers 1992-10-22, Olsen and Associates. [Downloadable!]
  4. ROCKINGER, Michael & JONDEAU, Eric, 1999. "The Tail Behavior of Stock Returns: Emerging versus Mature Markets," Les Cahiers de Recherche 668, HEC Paris. [Downloadable!]
  5. Jón Daníelsson & Casper G. de Vries, 1998. "Value-at-Risk and Extreme Returns," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 98-017/2, Tinbergen Institute. [Downloadable!]
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  6. McNeil, Alexander J. & Frey, Rudiger, 2000. "Estimation of tail-related risk measures for heteroscedastic financial time series: an extreme value approach," Journal of Empirical Finance, Elsevier, vol. 7(3-4), pages 271-300, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  7. Jon Danielsson & Casper G. de Vries, 1998. "Beyond the Sample: Extreme Quantile and Probability Estimation," FMG Discussion Papers dp298, Financial Markets Group. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Davide Ferrari & Sandra Paterlini, 2007. "The Maximum Lq-Likelihood Method: an Application to Extreme Quantile Estimation in Finance," Center for Economic Research (RECent) 001, University of Modena and Reggio E., Dept. of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Gonzales-Martínez, Rolando, 2008. "Medidas de Riesgo Financiero y una Aplicación a las Variaciones de Depósitos del Sistema Financiero Boliviano
    [Risk Measures and an Application to the Withdrawals of Deposits in the Bolivian Fina
    ," MPRA Paper 14700, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
  3. Jacob Gyntelberg & Eli M Remolona, 2007. "Risk in carry trades: a look at target currencies in Asia and the Pacific," BIS Quarterly Review, Bank for International Settlements, December. [Downloadable!]
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