Bank of Bentley has determined that its inventory of yen () and Swiss franc (SFr) denominated securities

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Bank of Bentley has determined that its inventory of yen (¥) and Swiss franc (SFr) denominated securities is subject to market risk. The spot exchange rates are ¥120.00/$ and SFr0.9500/$, respectively. The σ’s of the spot exchange rates of the ¥ and SFr, based on the daily changes of spot rates over the past six months, are 75 bp and 55 bp, respectively. Using adverse rate changes in the 99th percentile, the 10-day VARs for the two currencies, ¥ and SFr, are $350,000 and $500,000, respectively. Calculate the yen and Swiss franc-denominated value positions for Bank of Bentley

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