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Prof. Aswath Damodaran's research on the value at risk model (VAR) is cited

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Excerpt from The Economist -- "Banks are also reporting losses on the Swiss franc trade and this must raise further questions about their risk modelling. The classic approach is the value at risk model (VAR) which NYU Stern explains is used most often by commercial and investment banks to capture the potential loss in value of their traded portfolios from adverse market movements over a specified period."

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