| Abstract: |
This thesis focuses on several classes of risk measures, related axioms and properties. We have introduced and compared monetary, coherent, convex and deviation classes of risk measures and subsequently their properties have been discussed and in selected cases demonstrated on data. Furthermore the relatively promising and advanced class of risk measures, the spectral risk measures, has been introduced. In addition to that we have outlined selected topics from portfolio theory that are relevant for applications of selected risk measures and then derived theoretical solution of portfolio selection using chosen risk measures. In the end we have highlighted the potential consequences of improper employment of certain risk measures in portfolio optimization. |
