[Returnanalytics-commits] r3939 - pkg/Dowd/R

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Author: dacharya
Date: 2015-08-11 09:41:31 +0200 (Tue, 11 Aug 2015)
New Revision: 3939

Added:
   pkg/Dowd/R/VarianceCovarianceVaR.R
Log:
Function VarianceCovarianceVaR added

Added: pkg/Dowd/R/VarianceCovarianceVaR.R
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--- pkg/Dowd/R/VarianceCovarianceVaR.R	                        (rev 0)
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+#' @title Variance-covariance VaR for normally distributed returns
+#' 
+#' @description Estimates the variance-covariance VaR of a
+#' portfolio assuming individual asset returns are normally distributed, 
+#' for specified confidence level and holding period.
+#' 
+#' @param vc.matrix Assumed variance covariance matrix for returns
+#' @param mu Vector of expected position returns
+#' @param positions Vector of positions
+#' @param cl Confidence level and is scalar or vector
+#' @param hp Holding period and is scalar or vector
+#' 
+#' @references Dowd, K. Measuring Market Risk, Wiley, 2007.
+#' 
+#' @author Dinesh Acharya
+#' 
+#' @examples
+#' 
+#'    # Variance-covariance VaR for randomly generated portfolio
+#'    vc.matrix <- matrix(rnorm(16),4,4)
+#'    mu <- rnorm(4)
+#'    positions <- c(5,2,6,10)
+#'    cl <- .95
+#'    hp <- 280
+#'    VarianceCovarianceVaR(vc.matrix, mu, positions, cl, hp)
+#'    
+#' @seealso AdjustedVarianceCovarianceVaR
+#' @export
+VarianceCovarianceVaR <- function(vc.matrix, mu, positions, cl, hp){
+  
+  # Check that confidence level is read as a row vector
+  cl <- as.matrix(cl)
+  if (dim(cl)[1] > dim(cl)[2]){
+    cl <- t(cl)
+  }
+  
+  # Check that hp is read as a column vector
+  hp <- as.matrix(hp)
+  if (dim(hp)[1] < dim(hp)[2]){
+    hp <- t(hp)
+  }
+  
+  # Check that positions vector is read as a scalar or row vector
+  positions <- as.matrix(positions)
+  if (dim(positions)[1] > dim(positions)[2]){
+    positions <- t(positions)
+  }
+  
+  # Check that expected returns vector is read as a scalar or row vector
+  mu <- as.matrix(mu)
+  if (dim(mu)[1] > dim(mu)[2]){
+    mu <- t(mu)
+  }
+  
+  # Check that dimensions are correct
+  if (max(dim(mu)) != max(dim(positions))){
+    stop("Positions vector and expected returns vector must have same size")
+  }
+  vc.matrix <- as.matrix(vc.matrix)
+  if (max(dim(vc.matrix)) != max(dim(positions))){
+    stop("Positions vector and expected returns vector must have same size")
+  }
+  
+  # Check that inputs obey sign and value restrictions
+  if (cl >= 1){
+    stop("Confidence level must be less than 1")
+  }
+  if (cl <= 0){
+    stop("Confidence level must be greater than 0");
+  }
+  if (hp <= 0){
+    stop("Holding period must be greater than 0");
+  }
+  
+  # VaR estimation
+  VaR <- matrix(0, length(cl), length(hp))
+  for (i in 1:length(cl)) {
+    for (j in 1:length(hp)) {
+      VaR[i, j] <- - mu %*% t(positions) * hp[j] - qnorm(1-cl[i], 0, 1) * (positions %*% vc.matrix %*% t(positions)) * sqrt(hp[j])
+    }
+  }
+  y <- t(VaR)
+  return(y)
+}
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