Journal of Applied Finance & Accounting
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2011): Published on June 2011

VALUE-AT-RISK (VAR) APPLICATION AT HYPOTHETICAL PORTFOLIOS IN JAKARTA ISLAMIC INDEX

Dewi Tamara (Faculty of Business, School of Accounting & Finance - BINUS Business School)
Grigory Ryabtsev (Alumni of School of Accounting & Finance - BINUS Business School.)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2011

Abstract

The paper is an exploratory study to apply the method of historical simulation based on the concept of Value at Risk on hypothetical portfolios on Jakarta Islamic Index (JII). Value at Risk is a tool to measure a portfolio’s exposure to market risk. We construct four portfolios based on the frequencies of the companies in Jakarta Islamic Index on the period of 1 January 2008 to 2 August 2010. The portfolio A has 12 companies, Portfolio B has 9 companies, portfolio C has 6 companies and portfolio D has 4 companies. We put the initial investment equivalent to USD 100 and use the rate of 1 USD=Rp 9500. The result of historical simulation applied in the four portfolios shows significant increasing risk on the year 2008 compared to 2009 and 2010. The bigger number of  the member in one portfolio also affects the VaR compared to smaller member. The level of confidence 99% also shows bigger loss compared to 95%. The historical simulation shows the simplest method to estimate the event of increasing risk in Jakarta Islamic Index during the Global Crisis 2008.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JAFA

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Journal of Applied Finance & Accounting (JAFA) showcases useful theoretical and methodological results with the support of interesting empirical applications in the area of Finance and Accounting. Purely theoretical and methodological research with the potential for important applications is also ...