This article presents a simple methodology for computing Value at Risk (VaR) for a portfolio of financial instruments that is sensitive to market risk, rating change, and default risk. An integrated model for market and credit risks is developed. The Jarrow, Lando and Turnbull model (the Markov...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a scenario‐based risk measure for a portfolio of European‐style derivative securities over a fixed time horizon under the regime switching Black‐Scholes economy. Design/methodology/approach – The risk measure is constructed by using the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a scenario-based risk measure for a portfolio of European-style derivative securities over a fixed time horizon under the regime switching Black-Scholes economy. Design/methodology/approach – The risk measure is constructed by using the...