Research Article

The Risk Analysis and Modeling of Byco Petroleum in Pakistan Using Extreme Value Theory

Table 1

Descriptive statistics for Byco Petroleum Company daily returns.

NmMeanSt. devMinMaxSkewnessKurtosisSW

2005–2012
 Daily minima19200.020.04−0.190.32−1.0711.220.8675
 Weekly38450.030.08−0.770.48−1.4120.310.8349
 Monthly97200.010.15−0.90.04−2.0110.230.8570

2005–2008.5
 Daily9590.010.04−0.190.280.498.310.8936
 Weekly1915−0.020.010.770.49−1.5718.990.8049
 Monthly48200.030.190.90.35−1.836.720.8587

2008.5–2012
 Daily9600.010.03−0.130.322.0315.640.8314
 Weekly19250.040.06−0.250.22−0.092.80.9319
 Monthly48200.010.010.210.2500.40.9759