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Separate the two summaries
The quantile locates the loss cutoff at a confidence level. The upper conditional mean averages losses above that cutoff under the positive-dispersion continuous normal law. It must therefore lie beyond the threshold.
Use the original zero-mean ten-unit model
| Confidence | VaR loss units | ES loss units |
|---|---|---|
| 95% | 16.448536 | 20.627128 |
| 97.5% | 19.59964 | 23.378028 |
| 99% | 23.263479 | 26.652142 |
Retain signed location effects
Adding the same mean loss shifts both values equally; it does not remove their difference. A sufficiently negative mean can make both summaries negative while the normal law still permits positive losses.
Keep the continuity condition
The conditional-tail description here relies on the continuous normal law. An atom-containing finite model can require fractional boundary inclusion for the exact selected-tail measure. Keep the referenced definition with the number.