Amidst the current market turmoil due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is timely to examine the performance of different Value-at-Risk (VaR) models over the long-term and in previous times of crisis.

LONDON, May 11 (IFR) - The implementation of a new Value-at-Risk model looks to have masked a US$2bn mark-to-market loss that built up in JP Morgan's chief investment office over the past few months.

The two clearinghouses’ new risk models will utilise an enhanced Value at Risk (VaR) methodology across the debt markets that they clear. LCH RepoClear and Euronext have concurrently launched Value at ...