Converting Defaulted Financial Positions via Standardization
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Solution Overview
Problem
In illiquid financial markets, defaulted positions from interest rate swaps and other derivative products pose challenges for central counterparties to liquidate, as these positions are not readily tradable, leading to credit risk exposure and difficulties in finding reasonable liquidation.
Innovation Solution
The method involves identifying defaulted positions, calculating value differentials, and converting them into standardized positions through auctions, allowing non-defaulting parties to assume the converted positions, thereby facilitating liquidation and risk mitigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If central counterparty liquidates defaulted positions in illiquid markets through traditional market sale, then credit risk is mitigated, but the position cannot be liquidated at reasonable value due to market illiquidity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary conversion process that transforms defaulted illiquid positions into liquid standardized positions. Instead of directly selling the defaulted position in the illiquid market, the system converts it into a standardized position that can be traded in liquid markets, thereby enabling liquidation while maintaining credit risk mitigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of the defaulted position by converting it from an illiquid custom swap to a liquid standardized swap. This involves modifying key parameters such as maturity date, notional amount, and payment terms to match standardized market conventions, making the position tradable in liquid markets.
2Reliability
If central counterparty holds defaulted positions to guarantee payments to non-defaulting parties, then payment guarantee is maintained, but credit risk exposure increases over time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by converting defaulted positions into liquid standardized positions before the original maturity date. This allows the central counterparty to transfer and liquidate the converted positions earlier than would be possible with the original illiquid positions, reducing the duration of credit risk exposure while maintaining payment guarantees through the conversion process.
3Stability of the object's composition
If custom illiquid swap terms are maintained for defaulted positions, then original contract integrity is preserved, but the position becomes increasingly difficult to liquidate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the defaulted position into two components: the conversion process that creates a liquid standardized position, and the residual value adjustment. This segmentation allows the position to be transformed into a liquid form while accounting for the difference between the original custom terms and the standardized terms, thereby enabling liquidation without completely abandoning the original contract's economic substance.
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AI summary
A method of liquidating defaulted positions associated with centrally cleared financial product is disclosed. The method includes identifying a defaulted position associated with a centrally cleared financial product, calculating a value differential between the defaulted position and a standard position, offering the value differential and the standard position to a party such that the value differential and the standard position represent a converted position, and settling the converted position upon acceptance of the offer by the party.