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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¢ralclearing
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
correlationbetweenprotectionsellerand
reference entit e monolines . 7080
90
100
2000
2500
30
40
50
60
1000
1500
MBIA(LHaxis)
ABX062(RHaxis)
0
10
20
0
500
Sep05 Mar06 Sep06 Mar07 Sep07 Mar0 8 Aug08 Mar0 9 Aug09 Mar10
Hedgingselfriskmayinvolveovercomingfundinghurdlesand/orregulatory/accountancy/investor concerns:
uy ngown on s requ res un ng ;or
Sellingownprotectioneg,throughCSAorSPV.
whichprotectionsold...
....Butmakespoortradesmuchmorepainful!
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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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