Which of the following is not a reason to accumulate loss data?

As a research analyst, you're analyzing the probability that the prices of dollar will go below 72 after theupcoming budget. Suppose that the prices of dollar are uniformly distributed with a floor at Rs. 70 and a ceiling atRs. 75 imposed by the government, then what is the probability that the prices of gold will be set below 72?

A $2 million balanced portfolio is comprised of 40 percent stocks and 60 percent intermediate bonds. For the next year, the expected return on the stock component is 9 percent and the expected return on the bond component is 6 percent. The standard deviation of the stock component is 18 percent and the standard deviation of the bond component is 8 percent. What is the annual VAR for the portfolio at a 1 percent probability level if the correlation between the stock and the bond component is 0.25?

All of the following are reasons that Nick Leeson engaged in aggressive speculative trading in the Barings Bank collapse except:

Portfolio A has total assets of $14 million and an expected return of 12.50 percent. Historical VAR of the portfolio at 5 percent probability level is $2,400,000. What is the portfolio's standard deviation?