When Assessing Tail Risk by Looking at the 5% Worst-Case

question 35

Multiple Choice

When assessing tail risk by looking at the 5% worst-case scenario, the VaR is the

• A) most realistic, as it is the most complete measure of risk.
• B) most pessimistic, as it is the most complete measure of risk.
• C) most optimistic, as it is the most complete measure of risk.
• D) most optimistic, as it takes the highest return (smallest loss) of all the cases.

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