In Basel 2.5, published in July 2009, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision added a capital charge based on stressed VaR (one-tailed 99%, 10-day holding period) on top of the charge based on VaR under the internal models approach. Capital based on VaR calculated from normal-period data had not been enough for large market moves such as those in the financial crisis. The FRTB replaced the dual framework of VaR and stressed VaR with a single expected shortfall calculated with stress-period data.
Stressed VaR
- Japanese
- ストレス VaR
- Last reviewed
- September 26, 2026
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Stressed VaR is VaR calculated with data from a continuous one-year stress period in which markets were highly volatile. Basel 2.5 added it to the calculation of banks' market risk capital.