- Question ID
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2013_657
- Legal act
- Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
- Topic
- Market infrastructures
- Article
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520
- COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs/Recommendations
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N/A
- Type of submitter
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Competent authority
- Subject matter
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Types of collateral to be taken into account in the calculation of hypothetical capital by a CCP in accordance with Article 223(5) of CRR
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When a CCP calculates the KCCP in accordance with the formula set up in the new Article 50a of EMIR (introduced by Article 520 of CRR), what kind of collateral should be taken into account in the fully adjusted value of the exposure (E*), calculated according to Article 223(5) of CRR and substituted for EBRMi?
- Background on the question
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According to new Article 50a of EMIR a CCP shall calculate the hypothetical capital (KCCP) as follows: KCCP = (Σimax{EBRMi – IMi – DFi;0} · RW · capital ratio) where: EBRMi = exposure value before risk mitigation that is equal to the exposure value of the CCP to clearing member i arising from all the contracts and transactions with that clearing member, calculated without taking into account the collateral posted by that clearing member; IMi = the initial margin posted to the CCP by clearing member i; DFi = the pre-funded contribution of clearing member i; RW = a risk weight of 20 %; capital ratio = 8 %. The above means that CCP, while calculating the EBRMi shall add exposure value of the CCP to clearing member i arising from all the contracts and transactions with that clearing member, calculated without taking into account the collateral posted by that clearing member; However, according to Article 50b(a)(ii), establishing the general rules for calculation of the hypothetical capital: for exposures arising from contracts and transactions listed in Article 301(1)(b), (c) and (e) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 shall calculate them in accordance with the Financial Collateral Comprehensive Method specified in Article 223 of that Regulation with supervisory volatility adjustments, specified in Articles 223 and 224 of that Regulation. According to Article 223(5) of CRR fully adjusted value of the exposure (E*) shall be calculated taking into account both volatility and the risk-mitigating effects of collateral as follows: E* = (max {0, EVA – CVAM}) where: EVA = the volatility adjusted value of the exposure as calculated in paragraph 3; CVAM = CVA further adjusted for any maturity mismatch in accordance with the provisions of Section 5; CVA is the volatility-adjusted value of the collateral calculated according to Article 223(2) of CRR. In consequence, a CCP, while calculating exposure value for all types of contracts mentioned in new Article 50b(a)(ii) of EMIR, has to calculate it using Financial Collateral Comprehensive Method specified in Article 223. This Method implies that the collateral value shall be deducted from the exposure value, taking into account both volatility and the risk-mitigating effects of collateral. Moreover, according to Article 50b(c) of EMIR, when calculating the value of the exposures, the CCP shall subtract from its exposures the collateral posted by its clearing members, appropriately reduced by the supervisory volatility adjustments in accordance with the Financial Collateral Comprehensive Method specified in Article 224 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013. To sum up, CRR does not clearly specify what value should be substituted for EBRMi.
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When a central counterparty (CCP) calculates EBRMi, it shall use the method set out under Article 50b(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) of Regulation (EU) 648/2012 (EMIR). As indicated under Article 50a(2) of EMIR, EBRMi shall reflect the exposure value of the netting set, before risk mitigation, of the CCP to the clearing member i at the end of the calculation date, but before the final margin call and without taking initial margins into consideration.
However, when using the Financial Collateral Comprehensive Method under Article 223 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (as part of the calculation of EBRMi from the CCP's viewpoint) for exposures arising from repurchase transactions, securities or commodities lending or borrowing transactions, and margin lending transactions, as specified in Article 50b(a)(ii) of EMIR, 'E*' shall correspond to EBRMi; 'EVA' shall correspond to the volatility adjusted uncollateralised exposure for the relevant netting set; and 'CVAM' shall correspond to the total amount of variation margin received or posted, as accumulated until the calculation date for this netting set.
Any collateral received in the context of repurchase transactions, securities or commodities lending or borrowing transactions and margin lending transactions which has been subject to the Financial Collateral Comprehensive Method shall not be included in the computation of the IMi posted against the exposure value before risk mitigation.
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- Note to Q&A
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Update 26.03.2021: This Q&A has been reviewed in the light of the changes introduced to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) and continues to be relevant until 28.06.2021.
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