Robust Value at Risk Prediction

51 Pages Posted: 17 Aug 2005 Last revised: 13 Sep 2010

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Loriano Mancini

Università della Svizzera italiana (USI Lugano); Swiss Finance Institute

Fabio Trojani

University of Geneva; University of Turin - Department of Statistics and Applied Mathematics; Swiss Finance Institute

Date Written: September 10, 2010

Abstract

This paper proposes a robust semiparametric bootstrap method to estimate predictive distributions of GARCH-type models. The method is based on a robust estimation of parametric GARCH models and a robustified resampling scheme for GARCH residuals that controls bootstrap instability due to outlying observations. A Monte Carlo simulation shows that our robust method provides more accurate VaR forecasts than classical methods, often by a large extent, especially for several days ahead horizons and/or in presence of outlying observations. An empirical application confirms the simulation results. The robust procedure outperforms in backtesting several other VaR prediction methods, such as RiskMetrics, CAViaR, Historical Simulation, and classical Filtered Historical Simulation methods. We show empirically that robust estimation reduces tail estimation risk, providing more accurate and more stable VaR prediction intervals over time.

Keywords: M-estimator, Extreme Value Theory, Breakdown Point, Backtesting

JEL Classification: C14, C15, C23, C59

Suggested Citation

Mancini, Loriano and Trojani, Fabio, Robust Value at Risk Prediction (September 10, 2010). Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 07-31, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=776124 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.776124

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Fabio Trojani

University of Geneva ( email )

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University of Turin - Department of Statistics and Applied Mathematics ( email )

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Swiss Finance Institute ( email )

c/o University of Geneva
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CH-1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland