October 2012
Beginner
368 pages
10h 4m
English
While market risk limits are trading book specific, credit risk limits are client specific. These are determined by the credit risk limit team within risk management. There are a number of approaches to credit limits, but, very generally, the approach is to set general guidelines bank wide for different ratings, different jurisdictions and different industries. These limits will apply to all credit risk that the bank has to a client. This includes any lending the bank does as well as any derivatives and any credit trades on that client as issuer (e.g. bonds issued by that client or credit default swaps on that client) (Box 14.3).
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