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Version date: 30 September 2021 - onwards
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Article 325ax Vega and curvature risk weights

1. Vega risk factors shall use the delta buckets referred to in Subsection 1.

2. The risk weight for a given vega risk factor k shall be determined as a share of the current value of that risk factor k which represents the implied volatility of an underlying, as described in Section 3.

3. The share referred to in paragraph 2 shall be made dependent on the presumed liquidity of each type of risk factor in accordance with the following formula:

where:

RWk = the risk weight for a given vega risk factor k;

RWσ shall be set at 55 %; and

LHrisk class is the regulatory liquidity horizon to be prescribed in the determination of each vega risk factor k. LHrisk class is determined in accordance with the following table:

Table 11

Risk class

LHrisk class

Risk weights

GIRR

60

100 %

CSR non-securitisations

120

100 %

CSR securitisations (ACTP)

120

100 %

CSR securitisations (non-ACTP)

120

100 %

Equity (large cap and indices)

20

77,78 %

Equity


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