This paper suggests a goodness-of-fit test for parametric families of Archimedean copulas for high dimensional distributions. The test statistic is based on the classical chi-square-statistic but has a nonstandard asymptotic distribution. Monte-Carlo simulations show that the test keeps the...

Value-at-Risk (VaR) and Conditional-Value-at-Risk (CVaR) are popular risk measure in portfolio optimisation and market regulations. However, so far little research has been done on how these risk measures reduce the Basel III market risk capital requirements. This paper analyses the efficiency...