Value-at-risk and expected shortfall in cryptocurrencies’ portfolio: a vine copula–based approach

C-Tier
Journal: Applied Economics
Year: 2020
Volume: 52
Issue: 24
Pages: 2580-2593

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Risk management is an important and helpful process for investors, hedge funds, traders and market makers. One of its key points is the appropriate estimation of risk measures which can improve the investment decisions and trading strategies. The high volatility of cryptocurrencies turns them a really risky investment and consequently, appropriate risk measures estimation is extremely necessary. In this article, we deal with the estimation of two widely used risk measures such as Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall in a cryptocurrency context. To face the presence of outliers and the correlation between cryptocurrencies, we propose a methodology based on vine copulas and robust volatility models. Our procedure is illustrated in a seven-dimensional equal-weight cryptocurrency portfolio and displays good performance.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:taf:applec:v:52:y:2020:i:24:p:2580-2593
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-29