WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS LEAST LIKELY CORRECT

3. Which of the following statements is least likely correct?

A. The parametric method of VaR estimation usually assumes a normal distribution.

B. A daily expected return of 0.0448% and daily standard deviation of 1.066% results in the

5% VaR for a $100 million portfolio of approximately $1.7 million.

C. The historical simulation method of VaR estimation like the parametric method gives

equal weights to all observations in a sample.