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#' Plots figure of bootstrapped VaR
#'
#' Plots figure for the bootstrapped VaR, for confidence
#' level and holding period implied by data frequency.
#'
#' @param Ra Vector corresponding to profit and loss distribution
#' @param number.resamples Number of samples to be taken in bootstrap procedure
#' @param cl Number corresponding to Value at Risk confidence level
#'
#' @references Dowd, K. Measuring Market Risk, Wiley, 2007.
#'
#' @author Dinesh Acharya
#' @examples
#'
#' # To be modified with appropriate data.
#' # Estimates 90% confidence interval for bootstrapped VaR for 95%
#' # confidence interval
#' Ra <- rnorm(1000)
#' BootstrapESFigure(Ra, 500, 0.95)
#'
#' @import bootstrap
#'
#' @export
BootstrapVaRFigure <- function(Ra, number.resamples, cl){
# Determine if there are three arguments
if (nargs() < 3){
stop("Too few arguments")
}
if (nargs() > 3){
stop("Too many arguments")
}
profit.loss.data <- as.vector(Ra)
# Preprocess data
unsorted.loss.data <- -profit.loss.data # Derives L/P data from input P/L data
losses.data <- sort(unsorted.loss.data) # Puts losses in ascending order
n <- length(losses.data)
# Check that inputs have correct dimensions
if (is.vector(cl) & (length(cl) != 1) ) {
stop("Confidence level must be a scalar")
}
if (length(number.resamples) != 1) {
stop("Number of resamples must be a scalar")
}
# Check that inputs obey sign and value restrictions
if (cl >= 1){
stop("Confidence level must be less that 1")
}
if (cl <= 0){
stop("Confidence level must be at least 0")
}
if (number.resamples <= 0){
stop("Number of resamples must be at least 0")
}
# ES Estimation
VaR <- bootstrap(losses.data, number.resamples, HSVaR, cl)$thetastar
mean.VaR <- mean(VaR)
std.VaR <- sd(VaR)
min.VaR <- min(VaR)
max.VaR <- max(VaR)
ninety.five.perc.conf.interval <- quantile(VaR, c(.05, .95))
# Histogram
cl.for.label <- 100*cl
hist(VaR, 30, xlab="VaR", ylab="Frequency", main=paste("Bootstrapped Historical Simulation VaR at", cl, "% Confidence Level"))
}
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