FX Risk - RA

Relative Analytica

Products Research Free Services About Contact us

FX Risk

Exchange rate risk can be attributed to each underlying currency. In the interactive service below, select the two currencies associated with the exchange rate of interest. The values are derived from our latest weekly risk model dated: 17 February, 2021

Contents

Select currencies

Ex-ante correlations

Ex-ante risk decomposition

Value-at-Risk

Expected shortfall

Distribution comparison

Exchange rate - EUR/USD

Fixed currency (Fixed): and Variable currency (Vari):

Ex-ante correlations

A summary of the ex-ante correlations

Type	Name	Vol		EUR	USD	EUR/USD
Fixed	Euro Member Countries	3.856%	EUR	100.0%	26.8%	51.4%
Vari	United States Dollar	4.561%	USD	26.8%	100.0%	-68.9%
FX	EUR/USD exchange rate	5.124%	EUR/USD	51.4%	-68.9%	100.0%

Notes: This table reports the ex-ante correlation matrix for movements in the exchange rate and the underlying currencies, together with the annualised volatilities (Vol).

Ex-ante risk decomposition

A summary of the ex-ante risk decomposition

	Vol	CTR	PCTR	99.0% VaR	99.0% ES
EUR	3.856%	1.983%	38.69%	-4.612%	-5.284%
USD	4.561%	3.141%	61.31%	-7.307%	-8.372%
EUR/USD	5.124%	5.124%	100.00%	-11.919%	-13.656%

Notes: This table reports the annualised volatility (Vol), contribution to risk (CTR), percentage contribution to risk (PCTR), 99% percentile value-at-risk (VaR) and 99% percentile expected shortfall (ES) for movements in the exchange rate, and each underlying currency. It should be noted that all numbers relate to the exchange rate as a portfolio of two currencies (fixed - vari). Both VaR and ES are marginals, such that the sum of the two currency values equal the exchange rate value.

Value-at-Risk

A summary of the value-at-risk

	99.0% VaR	97.5% VaR	95.0% VaR	90.0% VaR	CTR	PCTR
EUR	-4.612%	-3.886%	-3.261%	-2.541%	1.983%	38.69%
USD	-7.307%	-6.156%	-5.167%	-4.025%	3.141%	61.31%
EUR/USD	-11.919%	-10.042%	-8.428%	-6.566%	5.124%	100.00%

Notes: This table reports the value-at-risk (VaR) for different percentiles, together with the contribution to risk (CTR) and percentage contribution to risk (PCTR). It should be noted that the VaR values are marginals based on the contribution to risk, such that the sum of the two currency VaR values equal the exchange rate VaR value.

Expected Shortfall

A summary of the expected shortfall

	99.0% ES	97.5% ES	95.0% ES	90.0% ES	CTR	PCTR
EUR	-5.284%	-4.635%	-4.089%	-3.479%	1.983%	38.69%
USD	-8.372%	-7.343%	-6.479%	-5.512%	3.141%	61.31%
EUR/USD	-13.656%	-11.978%	-10.569%	-8.992%	5.124%	100.00%

Notes: This table reports the expected shortfall (ES) for different percentiles, together with the contribution to risk (CTR) and percentage contribution to risk (PCTR). It should be noted that the ES values are marginals based on the contribution to risk, such that the sum of the two currency ES values equal the exchange rate ES value.

Distribution comparison

A summary of the value-at-risk for different distributions

	Distribution	99.0% VaR	97.5% VaR	95.0% VaR	90.0% VaR	CTR
EUR/USD	Normal	-11.919%	-10.042%	-8.428%	-6.566%	5.124%
EUR/USD	t(10)	-16.238%	-13.494%	-11.416%	-9.286%	5.124%
EUR/USD	t(5)	-20.659%	-16.208%	-13.171%	-10.324%	5.124%

Notes: This table reports the value-at-risk (VaR) for different percentiles and different distributions (normal and t), together with the contribution to risk (CTR).