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1. ''Secured lending''
 
An amount deducted from the current market value of an asset used as collateral, to calculate the maximum amount of a loan secured against that asset. 
 
 
'''Example 1'''
 
Market value of the asset = £100,000.
 
Haircut = 2%.
 
The maximum amount of the related secured loan would be:
 
= £100,000 LESS 2%
 
= £98,000
 
 
2. ''Margin and collateral.''
 
A deduction from the current market value of an asset used as collateral in any other transaction, to calculate the maximum amount of a transaction collateralised by that asset. 
 
 
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''Bank supervision - liquidity''
 
An amount deducted from the market value of an asset counting towards a bank's High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLAs), to calculate the total HQLAs for regulatory purposes. 


''Secured lending''.


An amount deducted from the current market value of an asset used as collateral, to calculate the maximum amount of a loan secured against that asset.
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For example, if the market value of the asset were £100,000 and the haircut was 2%, the maximum amount of the related secured loan would be £98,000 (= £100,000 LESS 2%).
A fee or commission, expressed as a percentage of the total value of the related transaction.




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The amount of a loss (or an expected loss) on asset, as a percentage of the total value of the asset.
The amount of a loss (or an expected loss) on asset, as a percentage of the total value of the asset.


For example in this context a 50% haircut on Greek debt of EUR 200bn means a loss of EUR 100bn (= 50%) and a recovery of EUR 100bn.


'''Example 2'''
Asset total value = EUR 200bn.
Haircut =  50%.


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Then:
 
Loss of EUR 100bn (= 50% ).
Recovery of EUR 100bn.


A fee or commission, expressed as a percentage of the total value of the related transaction.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Basel Committee on Banking Supervision]]  (BCBS)
* [[Bilateral repurchase agreement]]
* [[Collateral]]
* [[Collateral]]
* [[High Quality Liquid Assets]]
* [[International Organization of Securities Commissions]]  (IOSCO)
* [[Margin]]
* [[Repurchase agreement]]
* [[Repurchase agreement]]
* [[Tri-party repurchase agreement]]
== External link ==
[https://www.bis.org/bcbs/publ/d499.pdf Margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives - BCBS and IOSCO]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Cash_management]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
[[Category:Liquidity_management]]

Latest revision as of 20:37, 24 June 2022

1. Secured lending

An amount deducted from the current market value of an asset used as collateral, to calculate the maximum amount of a loan secured against that asset.


Example 1

Market value of the asset = £100,000.

Haircut = 2%.

The maximum amount of the related secured loan would be:

= £100,000 LESS 2%

= £98,000


2. Margin and collateral.

A deduction from the current market value of an asset used as collateral in any other transaction, to calculate the maximum amount of a transaction collateralised by that asset.


3.

Bank supervision - liquidity

An amount deducted from the market value of an asset counting towards a bank's High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLAs), to calculate the total HQLAs for regulatory purposes.


4.

A fee or commission, expressed as a percentage of the total value of the related transaction.


5.

The amount of a loss (or an expected loss) on asset, as a percentage of the total value of the asset.


Example 2

Asset total value = EUR 200bn.

Haircut = 50%.

Then:

Loss of EUR 100bn (= 50% ).

Recovery of EUR 100bn.


See also


External link

Margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives - BCBS and IOSCO