var_lognormal: Value at Risk for lognormally distributed P/L

Description Usage Arguments Value

Description

Estimate the VaR of a portfolio assuming that geometric returns are normally distributed, for specified confidence level and holding period.

Usage

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var_lognormal(mu, sigma, investment, conf = 0.95, holding = 1)

Arguments

mu

mean daily P/L

sigma

standard deviation of daily P/L

investment

the size of investment

conf

the confidence level

holding

the holding period in days

Value

VaR measure (numeric)


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