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    Pricing & Hedginglf n r r Ri k

    GlobalDerivativesTrading&RiskManagement

    Paris

    18May2010

    osh Danzi er

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    Contacts

    JoshDanziger [email protected]

    JoshDanzigerisaPrincipalofValere CapitalPartnersLLP,aspecialistfixedincomeconsultancybasedin

    London. PriortothishewasHeadofStructuredProductsatRoyalBankofCanada,responsibleforstructured

    rates,inflation,creditderivativesandprincipalfinance. HisPhDatCambridgeUniversityconcernedthe

    computermodelingofthechemicalinteractionsbetweenproteinsanddrugsatamolecularlevel.

    MuchofthisworkwasdoneincollaborationwithEdParcellofCobaltQuantware.

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    BilateralCreditValueAdjustment(CVA):SelfRisk

    BanksfinancialstatementsforQ12009:

    ... .

    derivative positions, excluding monolines, mainly due to the widening

    of [the banks own] CDS spreads

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    BilateralCreditValueAdjustment(CVA):SelfRisk

    Questionstoconsider

    oWhatisselfrisk?

    oCanwehed eit?

    oShouldwehedgeit?

    havedifferentviews?

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    CreditValueAdjustment(CVA)

    Adjustsvaluationofatradeorportfolioforthepossibilityofselforcounterpartydefault.

    PriortocreditcrunchCVAwast icall unilateral incor oratin onl the ossibilit of

    counterpartydefault,withinstitutionsassumingthemselvestobedefaultfree.

    IfthecounterpartyhaslowcreditqualitythentheCVAislarger,andtheNPVofthetradeis

    CVAsthatincorporatethepossibilityofeithercounterpartydefaultingavoidthis.Bilateral

    CVAsaresymmetric,soiftwocounterpartieshavethesameviewofthereferenceentitys,

    , .

    BilateralCVAcanbedecomposedintotwoparts:

    o AssetCharge: NPVofcounterpartydefaultingwhentradeisinthemoney

    o LiabilityBenefit/Selfrisk:NPVofourdefaultingwhenthetradeisoutofthemoney

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    Assumptions

    Riskneutral derivativesstylepricing

    Thereshouldbeare licatin strate ortheCVAtoallowittobehed ed.

    Modelindependentanalysis

    Examples:

    IRS:simplecommonplaceexample

    CDS:morecomplex,moreheavilymodeldependent,introduceswrongwayrisk

    Examplesarewithoutthebenefitsofnetting,CSAsorbreakclauses:theseareallcreditenhancementswhichreducebutdonteliminateCVA.

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    Derivativesmarketreform&centralclearing

    PushforderivativesmarketreformCredit Ratesetc

    NoCSA Eg,monolines

    CSAondowngrade Eg,AIG HighlyratedcounterpartiesCSA Interbankbusiness Interbankbusiness

    100%collateral

    Creditlinkednotes Structurednotes

    Centralclearing

    ICE,Eurex,Clearnet Swapclear

    Uncertaintyoftakeup

    o Nonstandardcontracts

    o Non inancia s uysi e

    MultipleCCPsmayleadtolargeCCPexposures.

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    .

    SovereignsupportfordistressedCCPunclear.

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    CalculatingCVA

    Forageneraltradeorportfolio

    T+

    [ ]dtttPtttVtBERR

    CS

    T

    CSS

    SCSCC

    ),(,|)(),0()1(risk-SelfBenefit/Liability

    ,,,

    0

    0

    >=>==

    ===

    Where

    RRC

    =Recoveryrateofcounterparty

    RRS

    =Recoveryrateofself

    B(0,

    t) =

    Discount

    factor

    from

    0

    tot

    V(t) =Valuationoftrade/portfolioattimet(excludingcounterpartyrisk)

    V+(t) =max[0,V(t)], V-(t) = min[0,V(t)]

    C

    s

    =Defaulttimeofself

    CounterpartyValuationAdjustment(CVA).2009.Shahram Alavian,Jie Ding,PeterWhitehead&Leonardo

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    Laudicina.

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    CVAonIRS

    0.250%

    0.200%

    0.150%

    Pay

    0.100%ec

    0.050%

    Unilateral CVA on IRS for different tenors u wardsslo in CDS curve 380 at 10 no

    .

    0 2 4 6 8 10 12

    wrongwaycorrelation.

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    CVAonIRS

    Megabank(tightspread)entersinto10yIRSwithMicrobank (10yCDS@380)

    , , ,

    isverysubstantial.

    Pay Receive

    . .

    Timevalue 8.3 8.3

    Vega 0.5 0.5

    Thisisbasedonriskneutralpricingapproach:CVAforeachtimesliceisproductof

    probabilityofdefaultandrighttocancelswaption.

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    CVAonIRS

    WhatshouldMicrobank do?

    o gree o , rea c auses,e c

    o Refusetotradesofarawayfromscreenprices

    o ra ew ega an , u mar a screenpr ces

    o TradewithMegabank,butmarkusingbilateralCVA

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    CVAonIRS

    ShouldMicrobank hedgeselfriskcomponentofbilateralCSA?Ifso,how?

    onsequenceso no e g ng:

    o Losemoneyifselfspreadfalls...

    o ...orvo a y a s...

    o ...orratesmove.

    cro an oes e gew ss ra egy ea e omone se eva ueo e

    selfriskcomponentoftheCVA?

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    MegabankhedgeforCVAonIRS

    IRhedge 10.0000% Werec,8.0553%

    5.0000%

    0.0000%

    5.0000%

    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    15.0000%

    10.0000%

    20.0000% Wepay, 19.0682%

    5.0000% CDShedge

    2.0000%

    3.0000%

    4.0000%

    1.0000%

    0.0000%

    1.0000%

    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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    3.0000%

    2.0000%

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    MegabankhedgeforCVAonIRS:carry

    IRhedgecarry Tenor IRS PayHedge PayCarry RecHedge RecCarry0 1.0000%

    1 1.0000% 1.2628% 0.0000% 0.7085% 0.0000%

    2 1.9000% 2.2085% 0.0199% 0.8390% 0.0076%

    3 2.7000% 2.8024% 0.0476% 0.8447% 0.0144%

    4 3.4000% 3.0034% 0.0721% 0.7884% 0.0189%5 4.0000% 2.8655% 0.0860% 0.6977% 0.0209%

    6 4.5000% 2.4808% 0.0868% 0.5873% 0.0206%

    7 4.9000% 1.9474% 0.0759% 0.4644% 0.0181%

    8 5.2000% 1.3496% 0.0567% 0.3300% 0.0139%

    9 5.4000% 0.8893% 0.0391% 0.3082% 0.0136%

    CDShedgecarry

    . . . . .

    TOTAL 2.7235% 0.2397% 1.5711% 0.1934%

    Tenor CDS PayHedge PayCarry RecHedge RecCarry

    . . . . .

    1 1.0000% 4.0399% 0.0404% 0.2870% 0.0029%

    2 1.7000% 2.2849% 0.0388% 0.1304% 0.0022%

    3 2.3000% 1.0743% 0.0247% 0.1251% 0.0029%

    4 2.8000% 0.0847% 0.0024% 0.1150% 0.0032%5 3.2000% 0.7477% 0.0239% 0.0751% 0.0024%

    6 3.5000% 1.4259% 0.0499% 0.0151% 0.0005%

    7 3.7000% 1.9083% 0.0706% 0.1855% 0.0069%

    8 3.8000% 2.0965% 0.0797% 0.4898% 0.0186%

    9 3.8000% 1.7390% 0.0661% 1.1385% 0.0433%

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    10 3.8000% 0.4856% 0.0185% 1.0116% 0.0384%

    TOTAL 0.0000% 0.1931% 0.0000% 0.0730%

    (*)ApositivenumberinthehedgepositionindicatesareceivepositioninIRSorasaleofprotectionleadingtopositivecarry

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    MegabankhedgeforCVAonIRS:carry

    Tenor IRS PayHedge PayCarry RecHedge RecCarry

    0 1.0000%

    IRhedgecarry

    1 1.0000% 1.2628% 0.0000% 0.7085% 0.0000%

    2 1.9000% 2.2085% 0.0199% 0.8390% 0.0076%

    3 2.7000% 2.8024% 0.0476% 0.8447% 0.0144%

    4 3.4000% 3.0034% 0.0721% 0.7884% 0.0189%5 4.0000% 2.8655% 0.0860% 0.6977% 0.0209%

    IRhedgecarryis

    significantand

    6 4.5000% 2.4808% 0.0868% 0.5873% 0.0206%

    7 4.9000% 1.9474% 0.0759% 0.4644% 0.0181%

    8 5.2000% 1.3496% 0.0567% 0.3300% 0.0139%

    9 5.4000% 0.8893% 0.0391% 0.3082% 0.0136%

    whetherweare

    hedgingpayor

    receiveposition.. . . . .

    TOTAL 2.7235% 0.2397% 1.5711% 0.1934%

    CDShedgecarry Tenor CDS PayHedge PayCarry RecHedge RecCarry. . . . .

    1 1.0000% 4.0399% 0.0404% 0.2870% 0.0029%

    2 1.7000% 2.2849% 0.0388% 0.1304% 0.0022%

    3 2.3000% 1.0743% 0.0247% 0.1251% 0.0029%

    4 2.8000% 0.0847% 0.0024% 0.1150% 0.0032%5 3.2000% 0.7477% 0.0239% 0.0751% 0.0024%

    6 3.5000% 1.4259% 0.0499% 0.0151% 0.0005%

    7 3.7000% 1.9083% 0.0706% 0.1855% 0.0069%

    8 3.8000% 2.0965% 0.0797% 0.4898% 0.0186%

    9 3.8000% 1.7390% 0.0661% 1.1385% 0.0433%

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    10 3.8000% 0.4856% 0.0185% 1.0116% 0.0384%

    TOTAL 0.0000% 0.1931% 0.0000% 0.0730%

    (*)ApositivenumberinthehedgepositionindicatesareceivepositioninIRSorasaleofprotectionleadingtopositivecarry

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    MegabankhedgeforCVAonIRS:carry

    IRhedgecarry Tenor IRS PayHedge PayCarry RecHedge RecCarry0 1.0000%

    1 1.0000% 1.2628% 0.0000% 0.7085% 0.0000%

    2 1.9000% 2.2085% 0.0199% 0.8390% 0.0076%

    3 2.7000% 2.8024% 0.0476% 0.8447% 0.0144%

    4 3.4000% 3.0034% 0.0721% 0.7884% 0.0189%5 4.0000% 2.8655% 0.0860% 0.6977% 0.0209%

    6 4.5000% 2.4808% 0.0868% 0.5873% 0.0206%

    7 4.9000% 1.9474% 0.0759% 0.4644% 0.0181%

    8 5.2000% 1.3496% 0.0567% 0.3300% 0.0139%

    9 5.4000% 0.8893% 0.0391% 0.3082% 0.0136%

    CDShedgecarry Tenor CDS PayHedge PayCarry RecHedge RecCarry

    . . . . .

    TOTAL 2.7235% 0.2397% 1.5711% 0.1934%

    . . . . .

    1 1.0000% 4.0399% 0.0404% 0.2870% 0.0029%

    2 1.7000% 2.2849% 0.0388% 0.1304% 0.0022%

    3 2.3000% 1.0743% 0.0247% 0.1251% 0.0029%

    4 2.8000% 0.0847% 0.0024% 0.1150% 0.0032%

    Useveryshort

    datedCDS

    buckettohedge5 3.2000% 0.7477% 0.0239% 0.0751% 0.0024%

    6 3.5000% 1.4259% 0.0499% 0.0151% 0.0005%

    7 3.7000% 1.9083% 0.0706% 0.1855% 0.0069%

    8 3.8000% 2.0965% 0.0797% 0.4898% 0.0186%

    9 3.8000% 1.7390% 0.0661% 1.1385% 0.0433%

    jumptodefault

    risk.ATMIRS

    willhavezero

    jumptodefault.

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    10 3.8000% 0.4856% 0.0185% 1.0116% 0.0384%

    TOTAL 0.0000% 0.1931% 0.0000% 0.0730%

    (*)ApositivenumberinthehedgepositionindicatesareceivepositioninIRSorasaleofprotectionleadingtopositivecarry

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    MegabankhedgeforCVAonIRS:carry

    IRhedgecarry Tenor IRS PayHedge PayCarry RecHedge RecCarry0 1.0000%

    1 1.0000% 1.2628% 0.0000% 0.7085% 0.0000%

    2 1.9000% 2.2085% 0.0199% 0.8390% 0.0076%

    3 2.7000% 2.8024% 0.0476% 0.8447% 0.0144%

    4 3.4000% 3.0034% 0.0721% 0.7884% 0.0189%5 4.0000% 2.8655% 0.0860% 0.6977% 0.0209%

    6 4.5000% 2.4808% 0.0868% 0.5873% 0.0206%

    7 4.9000% 1.9474% 0.0759% 0.4644% 0.0181%

    8 5.2000% 1.3496% 0.0567% 0.3300% 0.0139%

    9 5.4000% 0.8893% 0.0391% 0.3082% 0.0136%

    CDShedgecarry Tenor CDS PayHedge PayCarry RecHedge RecCarry

    . . . . .

    TOTAL 2.7235% 0.2397% 1.5711% 0.1934%

    . . . . .

    1 1.0000% 4.0399% 0.0404% 0.2870% 0.0029%

    2 1.7000% 2.2849% 0.0388% 0.1304% 0.0022%

    3 2.3000% 1.0743% 0.0247% 0.1251% 0.0029%

    4 2.8000% 0.0847% 0.0024% 0.1150% 0.0032%

    Sellingvery

    shortdated

    protection5 3.2000% 0.7477% 0.0239% 0.0751% 0.0024%

    6 3.5000% 1.4259% 0.0499% 0.0151% 0.0005%

    7 3.7000% 1.9083% 0.0706% 0.1855% 0.0069%

    8 3.8000% 2.0965% 0.0797% 0.4898% 0.0186%

    9 3.8000% 1.7390% 0.0661% 1.1385% 0.0433%

    makesanon

    trivial

    contributionto

    carry.

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    10 3.8000% 0.4856% 0.0185% 1.0116% 0.0384%

    TOTAL 0.0000% 0.1931% 0.0000% 0.0730%

    (*)ApositivenumberinthehedgepositionindicatesareceivepositioninIRSorasaleofprotectionleadingtopositivecarry

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    MegabankhedgeforCVAonIRS:carry

    IRhedgecarry Tenor IRS PayHedge PayCarry RecHedge RecCarry0 1.0000%

    1 1.0000% 1.2628% 0.0000% 0.7085% 0.0000%

    2 1.9000% 2.2085% 0.0199% 0.8390% 0.0076%

    3 2.7000% 2.8024% 0.0476% 0.8447% 0.0144%

    4 3.4000% 3.0034% 0.0721% 0.7884% 0.0189%5 4.0000% 2.8655% 0.0860% 0.6977% 0.0209%

    6 4.5000% 2.4808% 0.0868% 0.5873% 0.0206%

    7 4.9000% 1.9474% 0.0759% 0.4644% 0.0181%

    8 5.2000% 1.3496% 0.0567% 0.3300% 0.0139%

    9 5.4000% 0.8893% 0.0391% 0.3082% 0.0136%

    CDShedgecarry Tenor CDS PayHedge PayCarry RecHedge RecCarry

    . . . . .

    TOTAL 2.7235% 0.2397% 1.5711% 0.1934%

    . . . . .

    1 1.0000% 4.0399% 0.0404% 0.2870% 0.0029%

    2 1.7000% 2.2849% 0.0388% 0.1304% 0.0022%

    3 2.3000% 1.0743% 0.0247% 0.1251% 0.0029%

    4 2.8000% 0.0847% 0.0024% 0.1150% 0.0032%

    CDShedgecarry

    issimilarinthis

    instancetoCVA.5 3.2000% 0.7477% 0.0239% 0.0751% 0.0024%

    6 3.5000% 1.4259% 0.0499% 0.0151% 0.0005%

    7 3.7000% 1.9083% 0.0706% 0.1855% 0.0069%

    8 3.8000% 2.0965% 0.0797% 0.4898% 0.0186%

    9 3.8000% 1.7390% 0.0661% 1.1385% 0.0433%

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    10 3.8000% 0.4856% 0.0185% 1.0116% 0.0384%

    TOTAL 0.0000% 0.1931% 0.0000% 0.0730%

    (*)ApositivenumberinthehedgepositionindicatesareceivepositioninIRSorasaleofprotectionleadingtopositivecarry

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    CVAonIRS

    Totheextentthat Megabankhasawellchosenmodeladoptsanappropriatehedging

    strategy,thenonaveragewewouldexpectittoincurhedgecostsequaltotheCVA

    whilstprotectingitselffromthedefaultofMicrobank.

    CanMicrobank simplyreverseMegabanksstrategytorecoupselfrisk?

    o o ey aveaccess o e u se o e g ng oo s

    o Isthereadifferenceincarrycosts?

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    MicrobankhedgeforCVAonIRS:IRcarry

    Megabank IR

    hedgecarryTenor IRS PayHedge PayCarry RecHedge RecCarry

    0 1.0000%

    1 1.0000% 1.2628% 0.0000% 0.7085% 0.0000%

    2 1.9000% 2.2085% 0.0199% 0.8390% 0.0076%

    3 2.7000% 2.8024% 0.0476% 0.8447% 0.0144%

    4 3.4000% 3.0034% 0.0721%

    0.7884%

    0.0189%5 4.0000% 2.8655% 0.0860% 0.6977% 0.0209%

    6 4.5000% 2.4808% 0.0868% 0.5873% 0.0206%

    7 4.9000% 1.9474% 0.0759% 0.4644% 0.0181%

    8 5.2000% 1.3496% 0.0567% 0.3300% 0.0139%

    9 5.4000% 0.8893% 0.0391% 0.3082% 0.0136%

    Microbank IR

    . . . . .

    TOTAL 2.7235% 0.2397% 1.5711% 0.1934%

    Tenor IRS RecHedge RecCarry PayHedge PayCarry

    . .

    1 1.004% 1.000% 1.3788% 0.0001% 0.7055% 0.0000%

    2 1.909% 1.897% 2.5183% 0.0229% 0.8200% 0.0074%

    3 2.714% 2.687% 3.2751% 0.0561% 0.8394% 0.0142%

    4 3.421% 3.368% 3.5787% 0.0866% 0.8146% 0.0193%5 4.029% 3.940% 3.4736% 0.1052% 0.7581% 0.0223%

    6 4.538% 4.407% 3.0544% 0.1081% 0.6721% 0.0229%

    7 4.949% 4.774% 2.4307% 0.0960% 0.5563% 0.0210%

    8 5.261% 5.044% 1.7041% 0.0726% 0.4095% 0.0166%

    9 5.472% 5.222% 1.1335% 0.0507% 0.3927% 0.0166%

    20(*)ApositivenumberinthehedgepositionindicatesareceivepositioninIRSorasaleofprotectionleadingtopositivecarry

    10 5.308% 5.585% 19.1699% 0.8258% 7.6883% 0.3525%

    TOTAL 3.3774% 0.2275% 1.7200% 0.2124%

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    MicrobankhedgeforCVAonIRS:credithedge

    StrategiesforhedgingselfcreditriskcomponentofCVA

    o Nohedge

    Creditcomponentmonetisedonlybyselfdefault

    o Proxyhedge

    Se CDSonanot ernameoronan n ex

    Needstobesimilarspreadtoself

    o Bu ownbonds

    ExposuretoCDS/bondbasisFundingrequirement(mustbeshortterm)

    Limitedcapacity

    o UsefullcollateralCSAorSPVtosellownnameprotection

    NoexposuretoCDS/bondbasis

    Nofundingrequirementprovidedcollateralavailable

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    Limitedcapacity

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    MicrobankhedgeforCVAonIRS:credithedge

    Buyownbonds

    o ParbondmaturityTproducesassetswapspreadofsT+b

    TwhereasCDSyieldss

    T;

    hencebondpurchaseinvolvesexposuretoCDS/bondbasisaswellasCDSspread.

    o CarryonassetswappedbondfundedtotimetissT+b

    T-s

    t-b

    t.

    o Bon purc ase un e tomaturitycreatesnoexposuretosT

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    CalculatingCVAonCDS

    WebeginbyignoringtheeffectofnettingandCSAs.Wewilllookatwaystorelaxthese

    assumptionslater.

    [ ] dtttPtttVEtBRRT

    SC

    T

    SCC),(,|)(),0()1(ChargeAsset

    0

    >=>== +

    Inthiscase:

    Thereisnostaticreplicatingportfolioofstandardtrades.CVAcontainsoptionality itdepend

    onthevolatilit oftheunderl in ,sonot ossibletore licatewithfirsttodefaultsand

    dtttPtttVEtBRRCSCSS

    ),(,|)(),0()1(risk-SelfBenefit/Liability0

    >=>==

    secondtodefaults.

    Asusualforcreditproducts,weassumerecoveryandinterestratesaredeterministic.

    NeedtomodeltherelationshipbetweenvaluationoftheCDSanddefaulttimesofselfand

    counterparty.Thisisdifficultasitrequiresmodellingspreadsanddefaulttimes/probabilities.

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    Markovchainmodel

    Self,then'U

    Selfdefaulted

    defaulted(SU)

    UnderlyingNodefaults

    Counterparty,

    then'

    Counterparty

    e au te

    underlying

    defaulted(CU)

    e au te C

    Calibratebysetting'U=

    U(choose basedonhistoricaldata),andsolvingfor

    Usothat

    thedefaultfreeCDSontheunderlyingreprices themarket.

    o UnderlyingdefaultintensitydifferentinSorC(e.g.ifcounterpartylesssystemically

    important).

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    CVAonCDS

    120

    CVA(bps)vs Deltavs (Counterpartyspread=180bps)

    60

    80

    100

    15.0%

    20.0%

    25.0%

    0

    20

    40

    5.0%

    10.0%

    0% 100% 200% 300% 400%

    Counterpartyspread=180bps

    Counterpartyspread=450bps

    0.0%

    0% 100% 200% 300% 400%

    Delta(Counterparty)

    CDSisanexampleofaproductwithclearwrongwayrisk.

    HighcorrelationbetweenprotectionsellerandreferenceentityproduceslargeCVAs.

    oun erpar ycre r s e a ncreasesasre erenceen yw ens:crossgamma.

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    Counterparty andselfriskCVAhedging

    CounterpartyCVAhedging Self riskCVAhedging

    Megabankwishestobuyprotectionon Microbank wishestosellprotectionon

    RefCo (tradingat600)fromMicrobank

    (tradingat300).

    RefCo (tradingat600);theythemselvesare

    tradingat300.

    Megabankmodeldeterminesthat Microbank modeldeterminesthat

    correlationbetweenRefCo andMicrobank

    meansweagreetopayonly350for

    protectionratherthan600.

    correlationbetweenRefCo andthemselves

    meanstheyagreetoacceptonly350for

    protectionratherthan600.

    TohedgecounterpartyriskMegabankwill

    havetoincurtheexpenseofbuying

    protectiononadeltaamountofMicrobank.

    TohedgeselfriskMicrobank willsell

    protectiononadeltaamountofits own

    name(perhapsthroughaCSAorSPV,or

    bu in its own bonds .

    Megabankshouldalsobeawarethatthey

    havelessthan100%deltaonRefCo.

    Microbank shouldalsobeawarethatthey

    havelessthan100%deltaonRefCo.

    Failuretobuyprotection onMicrobank may

    makeprotectionlookcheap(350ratherthan

    600),butMegabankisrunningtheriskof

    Failuretosellprotection onthemselves

    leavesMicrobank exposedtotheirown

    name:ifittightenedintodoubledigitsthey

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    Microbank wideningout,andperhapsfailing. mightfindthemselves~250basispoints

    underwater,withoutanychangeinRefCo.

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    Impactofcounterparty orselfhedging

    Hedgingcounterpartyriskenhances

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    Hedgingselfriskmayinvolveovercomingfundinghurdlesand/orregulatory/accountancy/investor concerns:

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    Selfrisk:tohedgeornottohedge?

    Donthedgeselfrisk Hedge self risk

    GeneratespositiveMTM changewhen When companyisindifficulty,difficulties

    company isindifficulty,therebysmoothing

    revenue.

    exacerbatedbynegativeMTMonselfrisk

    hedge,accentuatingP+Lvolatility.

    Newbusinessseenasprofitableat

    inceptionatatimeofwidespreadsmay

    become lossmakingifcompanysspread

    Attempts topreserveprofitabilityofnew

    businessinceptedatatimeofwidespreads.

    .

    Unhedged marketriskcomponentofself

    riskmayleadtounexpectedP+L.

    UnexpectedP+Lfrommarketrisk

    componentofselfriskeliminatedbyhedging.

    Wrongway risk(eg,credit)amplifies

    spreadvolatility.

    Intheory,ascreditspreads widen,company

    shouldbesellingprotection.

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