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Basic Question 0 of 14
A financial firm may determine that it has a 5% one-month value at risk of $100 million. This means ______.
II. there is a 5% chance that the firm could lose a maximum of $100 million in any given month.
III. a $100 million loss should be expected to occur once every 20 months.
I. there is a 5% chance that the firm could lose more than $100 million in any given month.
II. there is a 5% chance that the firm could lose a maximum of $100 million in any given month.
III. a $100 million loss should be expected to occur once every 20 months.
User Contributed Comments 5
User | Comment |
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josephk417 | if 99% confidence interval is one in a hundred... Why is 95% one in 20? |
khalifa92 | 5/100=20 |
jjenkins7 | 1 out of 20 months = 5% |
jorgeandre | III is incorrect because it is not expected to lose 100M, it at least 100 million |
davidt87 | agreed jorgeanre and joseph how did you get here? |

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Learning Outcome Statements
calculate and interpret the present value(PV) of fixed-income and equity instruments based on expected future cash flows
calculate and interpret the implied return of fixed-income instruments and required return and implied growth of equity instruments given the present value (PV) and cash flows
CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 1, Module 2.