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1. ''Secured lending''.
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.   
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.   


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%).


2.  
'''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.
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.


3.  
'''Example 2'''
A fee or commission, expressed as a percentage of the total value of the related transaction.
Asset total value = EUR 200bn.
 
Haircut =  50%.
 
Then:
 
Loss of EUR 100bn (= 50% ).
Recovery of EUR 100bn.
 


== 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]


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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