FRM Handbook Ch 28: The Basel Accord (Market Risk Charge and Conclusions)
Book: Financial Risk Manager Handbook Plus Test Bank
Author: Philippe Jorion
ISBN: 978-0-470-90401-5
The second half of Chapter 28 zooms in on the market risk charge (MRC). This is where Basel meets the VaR models banks actually run every day. Two paths exist: a rigid standardized approach and a flexible internal models approach with strings attached.