Derivatives
299 white papers and resources
Risk Library provides derivatives white papers which consider current issues and thinking, market conditions and how derivatives can be used to their best effect. In Business, a derivative is a form of contract where its value is derived from the value of underlying assets. Derivatives can be used to both hedge risk and for speculation. The most common types of derivatives are futures, options, forwards and swaps.
Exploring How AI Can Help Address Contract Challenges During the LIBOR Transition
This whitepaper looks at why financial institutions should consider acting now to develop a solution that supports the use of appropriate contract language in preparation for the permanent discontinuation of LIBOR.
Next steps for MRM in South‑east Asia
Financial institutions across South‑east Asia face challenges assessing and measuring non-financial risks (NFRs) inherent in their business models, and are therefore concerned about regulatory scrutiny, transparency and the use of models within their businesses. SAS explores how financial…
Credit Risk Management Under Basel IV and Beyond
Basel IV has changed the way banks need to deal with the impact of credit risk on their finance, risk and regulatory compliance functions. It is no longer enough to address credit risk in isolation, as was the case under the Basel I and II guidelines.
The LIBOR Countdown: Focusing on Derivatives and the Impact of COVID-19
This whitepaper provides expert opinion and sheds clarity on many of the transition issues market participants need to understand.
Revised Capital Requirements Regulation Rules: CRR2 Reforms And Beyond In The Age Of COVID-19
In this whitepaper, AxiomSL outlines upcoming changes to Basel regulations and the resulting challenges faced by financial institutions. AxiomSL then offers insight into best practices for identifying and resolving these challenges and creating efficiencies when addressing the ever-changing…
Fair valuations - what lies beneath
This whitepaper focuses on the challenges and opportunities facing buy-side and sell-side firms when it comes to determining fair valuations for complex and thinly-traded securities like certain derivatives and fixed income instruments. It highlights the difficulties facing capital markets firms…
What coronavirus and low rates mean for your ALM strategy
Only a couple of months into the year, we have been surprised by the coronavirus. How will the recent monetary policy actions and market reaction affect your FY2020 plan and beyond? In this report, MORS Software have called for an extraordinary meeting of their demo bank "IBSM-Bank's” ALCO to…
5 Reasons Commodity Businesses Lose Money
This e-book will explore the challenges and solutions associated with pre-trade analysis, trade hedging and risk analysis, supply chains, regulatory compliance and controls and oversight.
How to Update $400 Trillion in Contracts for LIBOR Transition
This white paper details the challenges ahead, and shows how the application of workflow, and document collaboration technologies coupled with artificial intelligence (AI), can help manage these challenges and facilitate LIBOR transition at scale.
Analyzing the Market Impact of SOFR Discounting
This paper discusses the differences between OIS curves and SOFR curves, the impact of SOFR discounting on future cashflows, the dynamics of SOFR discounting risk, and the replacement of LIBOR with SOFR as the underlying of the derivatives market.