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AI Summary of Article 227 Conditions for applying a 0 % volatility adjustment under the Financial Collateral Comprehensive Method

This provision allows institutions employing the Supervisory Volatility Adjustments Approach, as per Article 224, to potentially apply a 0% volatility adjustment for repurchase and securities lending transactions, contingent on specific criteria being satisfied. Notably, institutions using the internal model approach under Article 221 are excluded from this treatment.

To qualify for the 0% adjustment, entities must ensure that the exposure and collateral are government securities or cash of the same currency, with strict conditions regarding transaction maturity and collateral management. Furthermore, documentation must adhere to standard market practices, and the counterparty must be recognised as a core market participant by competent authorities.

Version status: Amended | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 January 2025 - onwards
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Article 227 Conditions for applying a 0 % volatility adjustment under the Financial Collateral Comprehensive Method

1.Institutions that use the Supervisory Volatility Adjustments Approach referred to in Article 224, may, for repurchase transactions and securities lending or borrowing transactions, apply a 0 % volatility adjustment instead of the volatility adjustments calculated under Articles 224 and 226, provided that the conditions set out in paragraph 2, points (a) to (h), of this Article are satisfied. Institutions that use the internal model approach set out in Article 221 shall not use the treatment set out in this Article.

2. Institutions may apply a 0 % volatility adjustment where all the following conditions are met:

(a) both the exposure and the collateral are cash or debt securities issued by central governments or central banks within the meaning of Article 197(1)(b) and eligible for a 0 % risk weight under Chapter 2;

(b) both the exposure and the collateral are denominated in the same currency;

(c) either the maturity of the transaction is no more than one day or both the exposure and the collateral are subject to daily marking-to-market or daily re-margining;