Risk Measurement
objective
Measure portfolio and strategy risk with calibrated statistical and scenario-based metrics.
workflow
- •define horizon, confidence levels, and risk-factor mapping.
- •estimate historical and parametric VaR/ES metrics.
- •run stress scenarios and tail-loss decomposition.
- •backtest risk forecasts against realized pnl outcomes.
- •publish metric sets only after calibration and exception checks.
required diagnostics
- •VaR and ES calibration error by book and horizon.
- •exception rate and clustering diagnostics.
- •tail dependence and correlation-break analysis.
- •stress-loss attribution by factor family.
- •drawdown distribution and recovery-time statistics.
risk controls
- •enforce model versioning and reproducible risk runs.
- •enforce exception-triggered recalibration rules.
- •enforce data completeness checks before measurement runs.
outputs
- •run
python scripts/risk_measurement_diagnostics.py input.csv --output diagnostics.jsonand keep the json artifact. - •write an implementation memo using
references/risk-measurement-playbook.mdwith assumptions, tests, limits, and rollout plan.
resources
- •use
scripts/risk_measurement_diagnostics.pyfor deterministic diagnostics. - •use
references/risk-measurement-playbook.mdfor the domain checklist and delivery structure.