S&P
VaR Backtests & Violation Summary
| Period |
N |
Expect 95% |
Observed |
p-value |
Normal |
p-value |
Expect 99% |
Observed |
p-value |
Normal |
p-value |
| All |
9071 |
454 |
464 |
0.314 |
491 |
0.039 |
91 |
97 |
0.267 |
151 |
0 |
| 2000 |
208 |
10 |
14 |
0.16 |
16 |
0.06 |
2 |
3 |
0.35 |
6 |
0.02 |
| 1999 |
261 |
13 |
13 |
0.57 |
15 |
0.33 |
3 |
0 |
0.07 |
3 |
0.48 |
| 1998 |
261 |
13 |
18 |
0.11 |
18 |
0.11 |
3 |
4 |
0.27 |
8 |
0.01 |
| 1997 |
261 |
13 |
14 |
0.43 |
16 |
0.24 |
3 |
5 |
0.12 |
7 |
0.02 |
| 1996 |
262 |
13 |
15 |
0.33 |
16 |
0.24 |
3 |
6 |
0.05 |
10 |
0 |
| 1995 |
260 |
13 |
8 |
0.09 |
8 |
0.09 |
3 |
2 |
0.52 |
2 |
0.52 |
| 1994 |
259 |
13 |
16 |
0.23 |
16 |
0.23 |
3 |
6 |
0.05 |
10 |
0 |
| 1993 |
257 |
13 |
9 |
0.17 |
8 |
0.1 |
3 |
3 |
0.47 |
3 |
0.47 |
| 1992 |
254 |
13 |
7 |
0.06 |
6 |
0.03 |
3 |
0 |
0.08 |
1 |
0.28 |
| 1991 |
253 |
13 |
7 |
0.06 |
7 |
0.06 |
3 |
1 |
0.28 |
2 |
0.54 |
| 1990 |
253 |
13 |
16 |
0.2 |
15 |
0.29 |
3 |
0 |
0.08 |
4 |
0.25 |
| 1989 |
252 |
13 |
9 |
0.19 |
8 |
0.11 |
3 |
2 |
0.54 |
4 |
0.25 |
| 1988 |
253 |
13 |
15 |
0.29 |
12 |
0.5 |
3 |
3 |
0.46 |
5 |
0.11 |
| 1987 |
253 |
13 |
24 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0.01 |
10 |
0 |
| 1986 |
253 |
13 |
19 |
0.05 |
19 |
0.05 |
3 |
6 |
0.04 |
6 |
0.04 |
| 1985 |
252 |
13 |
7 |
0.06 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0.28 |
1 |
0.28 |
| 1984 |
253 |
13 |
8 |
0.11 |
7 |
0.06 |
3 |
0 |
0.08 |
2 |
0.54 |
| 1983 |
253 |
13 |
12 |
0.5 |
12 |
0.5 |
3 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.08 |
| 1982 |
253 |
13 |
10 |
0.28 |
11 |
0.39 |
3 |
3 |
0.46 |
5 |
0.11 |
| 1981 |
253 |
13 |
16 |
0.2 |
17 |
0.13 |
3 |
2 |
0.54 |
4 |
0.25 |
| 1980 |
253 |
13 |
20 |
0.03 |
20 |
0.03 |
3 |
5 |
0.11 |
5 |
0.11 |
| 1979 |
253 |
13 |
9 |
0.18 |
9 |
0.18 |
3 |
5 |
0.11 |
5 |
0.11 |
| 1978 |
252 |
13 |
13 |
0.49 |
13 |
0.49 |
3 |
3 |
0.46 |
2 |
0.54 |
| 1977 |
252 |
13 |
15 |
0.28 |
14 |
0.38 |
3 |
3 |
0.46 |
3 |
0.46 |
| 1976 |
253 |
13 |
8 |
0.11 |
8 |
0.11 |
3 |
1 |
0.28 |
1 |
0.28 |
| 1975 |
253 |
13 |
11 |
0.39 |
11 |
0.39 |
3 |
1 |
0.28 |
1 |
0.28 |
| 1974 |
253 |
13 |
15 |
0.29 |
17 |
0.13 |
3 |
1 |
0.28 |
2 |
0.54 |
| 1973 |
252 |
13 |
16 |
0.2 |
17 |
0.13 |
3 |
4 |
0.25 |
4 |
0.25 |
| 1972 |
251 |
13 |
11 |
0.4 |
12 |
0.51 |
3 |
1 |
0.28 |
1 |
0.28 |
| 1971 |
253 |
13 |
10 |
0.28 |
13 |
0.5 |
3 |
6 |
0.04 |
6 |
0.04 |
| 1970 |
254 |
13 |
13 |
0.51 |
18 |
0.09 |
3 |
1 |
0.28 |
3 |
0.47 |
| 1969 |
250 |
12 |
13 |
0.48 |
18 |
0.08 |
2 |
2 |
0.54 |
3 |
0.46 |
| 1968 |
226 |
11 |
9 |
0.3 |
12 |
0.46 |
2 |
2 |
0.61 |
4 |
0.19 |
| 1967 |
251 |
13 |
13 |
0.49 |
16 |
0.19 |
3 |
2 |
0.54 |
6 |
0.04 |
| 1966 |
252 |
13 |
20 |
0.03 |
24 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0.11 |
8 |
0 |
| 1965 |
252 |
13 |
11 |
0.39 |
15 |
0.28 |
3 |
1 |
0.28 |
4 |
0.25 |
Alexander McNeil ( mcneil@math.ethz.ch )