Toronto, London (United Kingdom PRWeb) 26 September 2010

outlined in its recent White Paper on credit risk counterparty Algorithmics several recommendations and milestones for any institution interested in actively managing their credit risks of counterparties (CCR) with adjustment of credit assessment (CVA) for the price of counterparty risk.


Since the crisis there was

a shift from passive to active management of counterparty risk, which requires accurate and frequent CVA calculations? Every day in intraday in real time. Many institutions have begun quantifying, pricing and managing the credit risk of the counterparty establishing an internal trading desk that CVA CCR quantified for individual fields and uses the measurement price centralize CAL to actively manage this risk in the whole institution.

Bob Boettcher, senior director, Strategy, Algorithmics, said :? ??? Many financial institutions are now actively trying to strengthen their capabilities for the FFA to price and manage counterparty risk to strengthen in all areas. We see CVA offices in the front office is the norm for the banks and other large consumers of OTC derivatives.

â? However, the exact calculation of the CVA is not negligible, even at regular intervals. Algorithmics believes that the key to successfully managing the Reception CVA to find the right balance between risk taking and active reporting. Once institutions have this balance and an effective mechanism for CVA additional time to calculate the incident, they can use to properly price CVA competitive advantage in trade> businesses.â ????

Algorithmicsâ? Recent white paper, â? Against active management of credit risk with CAAC ????, examined best practices and practical challenges in managing the credit risk of the counterparty proper calculation of the CVA, and is based on the publication of the White Paper, March 2010, new courses of VAD, a credit allowance: ?? The development of the pricing environment and management Riska counterpart ????.

The main recommendations for the active management of credit risk of counterparties with CVA


Benefit from the most benefit requires the precise measurement of the CVA that: o

models accounts for all trades with a counterparty, and many bilateral netting agreements and guarantees, including the margin risk

o Generates risk-neutral scenarios risk factors

correlations o Integrated in the wrong direction and the right in the CVA measure

Do you have a â? CVA deska? The team is a new standard that will: o Centralize

quantifying, pricing and management of counterparty risk that all asset classes and activities include

o Provide more competitive pricing, higher volumes of transactions with counterparties advantage

o Hedge CVA avoid dramatic fluctuations in profits and losses, and build an understanding of residual risks of reporting

Ben De Prisco, Senior Vice President for Research and Financial Engineering completed at Algorithmics: a CVA modeling approaches to take the shortcuts or to inappropriate assumptions may have a material impact on the results, and undermine the potential benefits for companies?? . Our consistent and systematic approach to VAD, the best structure of our integrated market and credit risk solutions and financial institutions with the foundation they need for their pricing policy and improve its capital> administration. â ????

To download a copy of the Algorithmicsâ? ? Newest White Paper A towards the active management of counterparty risk with CAAC ????, visit: http://www.algorithmics.com/CVA

more information about Algorithmics counterparty risk solutions, please visit: http://www.algorithmics.com/integratedrisk

For more information please contact:

Heather Smith

, Senior Communications Manager, Algorithmics (UK) Ltd.

Direct Line +44 (0) 20 7392 5820 Mobile: +44 (0) 7515 974 223

E-mail Heather (dot) Smith (at) algorithmic (dot) com

Notes for editors

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Value Adjustment Credit

(VAD) is traditionally defined as the difference between the value of portfolio risk and without the true value of the portfolio defined one or more occupations. This explains the expected loss from default risk and the future can be formulated as follows: CVA = Good exposure expected loss given default probability xx

CVA office trading desks. You do provide a service within an organization by being the problem of quantifying CCR away from individual business lines considered for a fee.

Algorithmics is the world’s leading provider of risk management solutions. Financial organizations from around the world use Algorithmics’ software, analysis and advice to help them so aware of the risks of business decisions, maximize shareholder value, and the legal requirements. Supported by an international team of experts, the risk in all major financial centers located, Algorithmics offers proven, award-winning solutions for market, credit and operational risks as well as collateral and capital management. Algorithmics is a member of the Fitch Group. www.algorithmics.com

Algorithmicsâ? Integrated market and credit risk solution combines the accuracy of scenarios of market and credit risks with industry-leading high-performance computing based on a common framework for measuring and managing risks provide counterparty risk in all asset classes. The solution covers all the needs of the company’s calculations of credit risk under Basel II for the exposure calculations pre-agreement for the front office.

Fitch Group is the parent company of Fitch Ratings, a global rating agency that provides global markets with independent credit ratings, timely and prospective. With 49 offices worldwide, Fitch Ratingsâ? Expertise in the global capital markets in over 150 countries. Fitch Ratings in New York and London.

Fitch Group also includes Fitch Solutions, a distribution channel for Fitch Ratings products and a provider of data, analytics and related services. and Algorithmics, the world’s leading provider of Enterprise Risk Solutions

The Fitch Group is a majority-owned subsidiary of Fimalac, SA, Paris, France.

For more information, please visit www.fitchratings.com www.algorithmics.com and www.fimalac.com

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