Compute the 5% value-at-risk from the Gaussian model
Now that you have calibrated the Gaussian model on ABC historical returns, your next task is to estimate the 5% value-at-risk based on this model. This is the Gaussian value-at-risk because it relies on the Gaussian model calibrated on the past returns.
To find the Gaussian value-at-risk, use the function NORMINV()
. This function requires three arguments:
- The input to the inverse Gaussian distribution function, which in this case is 0.05 for 5%.
- The mean of the calibrated Gaussian model.
- The standard deviation of the calibrated Gaussian model.
This exercise is part of the course
Financial Analytics in Google Sheets
Exercise instructions
- In
H3
, compute the 5% Gaussian value-at-risk usingNORMINV()
.
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