Portfolio Risk, VaR Budgeting, and Performance Evaluation

Free GARP FRM Part II lesson in Risk Management and Investment Management. 22 min read, ~3,231 words.

Diversified portfolio VaR uses the covariance matrix; undiversified VaR sums individual VaRs and overstates risk unless correlations equal 1. Marginal VaR, the change in portfolio VaR per dollar added to position. Component VaR = position weight times marginal VaR; sums to total VaR. Risk budgeting allocates a total VaR limit...

Read the full lesson, free →
Worked examples, audio narration, and practice. No signup to read.

What this lesson covers

Learning objectives

Browse all free FRM Part II lessons or jump into free FRM Part II practice questions.