CHAPTER 1
Introduction to Operational Risk Management and Modeling 1
What is Operational Risk? 1
The Regulatory Environment 3
Why a Statistical Approach to Operational Risk Management? 5
Summary 6
Review Questions 6
Further Reading 6
CHAPTER 2
Random Variables, Risk indicators, and Probability 7
Random Variables and Operational Risk Indicators 7
Types of Random Variable 8
Probability 9
Frequency and Subjective Probability 11
Probability Functions 13
Case Studies 16
Case Study 2.1: Downtown Investment Bank 17
Case Study 2.2: Mr. Mondey’s OPVaR 20
Case Study 2.3: Risk in Software Development 20
Useful Excel Functions 24
Summary 24
Review Questions 25
Further Reading 26
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