Pulled-to-par returns for zero coupon bonds : historical simulation value at risk

Due to bond prices pull-to-par, zero coupon bonds historical returns are not stationary, as they tend to zero as time to maturity approaches. Given that the historical simulation method for computing Value at Risk (VaR) requires a stationary sequence of historical returns, zero coupon bonds historic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sousa, J. Beleza (author)
Other Authors: Esquível, Manuel L. (author), Gaspar, Raquel M. (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/18423
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/18423