expected-loss

Learning Objectives: Define recovery rate and calculate the expected loss from a loan. Describe alternative methods to credit ratings produced by rating agencies. Explain historical failures and potential challenges to the use of credit ratings in making investment decisions. Questions...

Hello, On page 8 of the study notes for P1.T1.Ch1, a statement is made about the relationship between actual loss & expected loss "The more granular (aka, less lumpy) is the credit portfolio, the more the actual losses should converge on the expected loss." Would you please elaborate on...

I'm not sure where to put this question, so I apologize if it's in the wrong thread. I read that default correlation has no influence on EL. I don't understand that. For a portfolio, EL is a simple product of EAD, PD, and LGD. In this case, PD is the combined default probability of the entire...

Learning objectives: Distinguish between expected loss and unexpected loss and provide examples of each. Interpret the relationship between risk and reward and explain how conflicts of interest can impact risk management. Questions: 20.2.1. According to GARP, one of the building blocks in risk...

Learning objectives: Define and calculate expected loss (EL). Define and calculate unexpected loss (UL). Estimate the variance of default probability assuming a binomial distribution. Calculate UL for a portfolio and the UL contribution of each asset. Questions: 921.1. The following simplified...

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Learning objectives: Explain expected loss, unexpected loss, VaR, and concentration risk, and describe the differences among them. Evaluate the marginal contribution to portfolio unexpected loss. Define risk-adjusted pricing and determine risk-adjusted return on risk-adjusted capital (RARORAC)...

Hi David, There seems to be an inconsistency in the way EC is calculated. From your explanation, and the explanation in the reading, the unexpected loss is one sigma (or a multiple of sigmas) AWAY from the expected value of the portfolio, which should be the value of the portfolio minus the...