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AI Summary of Article 386 Eligible hedges

This document outlines the criteria for recognising positions in hedging instruments as eligible hedges for calculating the own funds requirements for counterparty credit risk (CVA risk) under Articles 383 and 384. To qualify, these positions must be specifically aimed at mitigating CVA risk, managed accordingly, and consist of permitted instruments, including credit default swaps, while also forming a single position.

Notably, eligible hedges, once recognised, are exempt from the own funds requirements for market risk, thereby ensuring more effective risk management within the institution’s trading framework.

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Article 386 Eligible hedges

1. Positions in hedging instruments shall be recognised as eligible hedges for the calculation of the own funds requirements for CVA risk in accordance with Articles 383 and 384 where those positions meet all of the following requirements:

(a) they are used for the purpose of mitigating CVA risk and are managed as such;

(b) they can be entered into with third parties or with the institution's trading book as an internal hedge, in which case they are to comply with Article 106(7);

(c) only positions in hedging instruments as referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article can be recognised as eligible hedges for the calculation of the own funds requirements for CVA risk in accordance with Articles 383 and 384, respectively.

For the purpose of calculating the own funds requirements for CVA risk in accordance with Article 383, positions in hedging instruments shall be recognised as eligible hedges where, in addition to the conditions set out in points (a) to (c) of this paragraph, such hedging instruments form a single position in an eligible hedge and are not split into more than one position in more than one eligible hedge.