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Federal Reserve Stress Scenarios Modeled In Riskostat

Daniel Satchkov

05 Dec 2014

As you may know, the Federal Reserve recently released their stress scenarios: Base, Severe and Adverse. While the Fed may not explicitly regulate you, the role this organization plays in the financial markets cannot be underestimated. The specifics of their analysis are...

Technical Advice

What does Riskalyze ‘Risk Number’ really measure?

Daniel Satchkov

13 Nov 2014

What does Riskalyze Risk Number really measure? Disclosure of calculation and methodology essential for meaningful discussion. Riskalyze has responded to our criticism of the math behind their interest rate stress test. Unfortunately, the response does not address a single point of substance and...

Crash Tests, Clairvoyants and Risk Managers

Daniel Satchkov

23 Jul 2014

This blog entry is published in the Financial Advisor Magazine Expert Views Risk management is all about finding the suitable risk/return profile. Suitable, that is, to the holder of the portfolio. When your client has a suitable portfolio, he or she will...

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Black Swans Love a Low VIX

Daniel Satchkov

17 Jun 2014

This RiXtrema blog entry is published in the Financial Advisor Magazine Expert Views As the VIX tumbles to lows not seen since before 2008, we must ponder the meaning of this complete disappearance of volatility. Are we really witnessing historically low levels...

Risk Management Risk Tolerance

What If Fed Tapers? How Does a Risk Manager Prepare?

Daniel Satchkov

19 Sep 2013

In Part 2 the stress test of Fed tapering QE is discussed as a way to cover for shortcomings of risk models. Incorporating plausible macro scenarios is necessary to make risk models relevant again. RiXtrema researchers, a legendary risk manager Barry Schachter...

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Federal Reserve Stress Scenarios Modeled In Riskostat

What does Riskalyze ‘Risk Number’ really measure?

Crash Tests, Clairvoyants and Risk Managers

Black Swans Love a Low VIX

What If Fed Tapers? How Does a Risk Manager Prepare?

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