Banks Act, 1990 (Act No. 94 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations relating to Banks' Financial Instrument TradingChapter 5 : Counterparty Risk21. Calculation of counterparty-risk requirement |
A bank shall calculate, on a daily basis, the risk exposures arising from trading with counterparties in accordance with Table 11, hereunder:
Table 11
Counterparty risk |
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1. |
Transactions in unsettled securities and physical commodities (see definition of long and short position): |
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1.1 |
Cash held against documented transactions: |
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nil |
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50% of price difference |
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100% of price difference |
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1.2 |
Settlement on balance of transactions: Through the central clearing house system, with approved guarantees: |
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full amount |
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100% of price difference |
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1.3 |
Free deliveries (see definition of stock position) |
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1.3.1 |
Free delivery amount in respect of: |
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amount due |
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full market value |
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Free delivery amount, multiplied by the following percentage: |
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1.3.2 |
Guaranteed transactions: |
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0 per cent (nil) |
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100% (full market value) |
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1.3.3 |
Other counterparties: |
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0 per cent (nil) |
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100% (full market value) |
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2. |
Options purchased for counterparties: |
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difference between purchase price and market value of the option |
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100% of option premium |
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3. |
Exchange-traded, margined transactions (including initial margin and variation margin): |
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nil |
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100% of shortfall |
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4. |
Repurchase or resale agreements (including lending and borrowing, and sale of buy-back agreements): |
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market value less 105% of related funds or collateral |
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notional value less 110% of related funds or collateral |
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5. |
Swaps, forward contracts, over-the-counter options, contracts for differences and off-exchange futures, excluding credit-derivative instruments (credit-equivalent amount) |
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5.1 |
Interest-rate swaps in a single currency: |
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mark-to-market value |
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mark-to-market value + 0,5% of notional value |
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5.2 |
Cross-currency swaps:
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mark-to-market value + 1% of notional value |
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mark-to-market value + 5% of notional value |
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5.3 |
Forward rate agreements, over-the-counter futures, options, etc., based on interest rate:
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mark-to-market value |
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mark-to-market value + 0,5% of notional value |
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5.4 |
Future rate agreements, over-the-counter futures, options, based on currency-exchange rates, commodity prices or equity prices: |
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nil |
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mark to market value + 1% of notional value |
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mark to market value + 5% of notional value |
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The counterparty-risk requirement shall be calculated as follows |
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0% |
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0% |
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10% |
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10% |
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20% |
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100% |
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6. |
Credit-derivative instruments (credit-equivalent amount) |
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mark-to-market value + 6% of notional value |
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mark-to-market value + 8% of notional value |
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mark-to-market value + 6% of notional value |
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mark-to-market value + 8% of notional value |
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The counterparty-risk requirement shall be calculated as follows: |
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0% |
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0% |
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10% |
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10% |
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20% |
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100% |
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7. |
Loans to counterparties: |
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100% of amount by which the loan is not property secured |
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8. |
Subunderwriting agreements: |
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100% of amount due |
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9. |
Other receivables and accrued income not covered elsewhere in this section |
100% of amount due |
[Regulation 21 and Table 11 substituted by regulation 3 of Notice No. R. 1006, GG 22737, dated 5 October 2001]