AI Summary of Article 381 Meaning of credit valuation adjustment
This document defines "credit valuation adjustment" (CVA) as an adjustment to the mid-market valuation of a portfolio of transactions with a counterparty. This adjustment serves to reflect the current market value of the counterparty’s credit risk to the institution, omitting the credit risk of the institution to the counterparty.
Additionally, "CVA risk" is identified as the potential for financial losses stemming from fluctuations in the value of CVA, with such fluctuations influenced by changes in counterparty credit spread risk factors and other embedded risk factors within the transaction portfolio.
Article 381 Meaning of credit valuation adjustment
For the purposes of this Title and Chapter 6 of Title II, "credit valuation adjustment" or "CVA" means an adjustment to the mid-market valuation of the portfolio of transactions with a counterparty. That adjustment reflects the current market value of the credit risk of the counterparty to the institution, but does not reflect the current market value of the credit risk of the institution to the counterparty.
For the purposes of this Title, "CVA risk" means the risk of losses arising from changes in the value of CVA, calculated for the portfolio of transactions with a counterparty as set out in the first paragraph, due to movements in counterparty credit spread risk factors and in other risk factors embedded in the portfolio of transactions.