Suppose that a bank has a total of 10 million of exposures of a certain type. The 1-year probab

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Suppose that a bank has a total of  10 million of exposures of a certain type. The 1-year probab

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First, we need to calculate the expected loss (EL) for the bank's exposures. The EL is given by

Suppose that a bank has a total of $$\$ 10$$ million of exposures of a certain type. The 1-year probability of default averages $1 \%$ and the recovery rate averages $40 \%$. The copula correlation parameter is 0.2 . Estimate the $99.5 \%$ 1-year credit VaR.