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CA-8.3.5

The counterparty credit risk charge for single name credit derivative transactions in the trading book must be calculated applying the following potential future exposure add-on factors:

  Protection buyer Protection seller
Total Return Swap    
"Qualifying" reference obligation 5% 5%
"Non-qualifying" reference obligation 10% 10%
Credit Default Swap    
"Qualifying" reference obligation 5% 5%**
"Non-qualifying" reference obligation 10% 10%**

There will be no difference depending on residual maturity.

The definition of "qualifying" is the same as for the treatment of specific risk in chapter CA-9.

** The protection seller of a credit default swap is only subject to the add-on factor where it is subject to closeout upon the insolvency of the protection buyer while the underlying is still solvent. Add-on must then be capped to the amount of unpaid premiums.

January 2015