Everything about FRTB ( Fundamental Review of Trading Book) 🤔

PART 1:

The BCBS designed the framework to remove deficiencies in the previous market risk framework which came to light during financial crises.

Objectives of FRTB

1.Boundry Between Trading Book and Banking

During the Financial crisis it came to light that the Majority Banks Converted they Banking book Products to Trading Book products
why?
Because they can save capital ( for Banking books we need to keep 99.99% credit risk var as compared to 99% market risk var,
0.99% save in capital which is huge amount of Capital saving)

Basically they transferring Credit risk Exposure to market risk.
In FRTB we need supervisory approvals

Frtb expands on the "intent to trade" criterion:
lists of instruments that belong in the TB and BB ( supervisory approved exceptions)

2. Risk measures improvements of the trading book
( Modellable and Non Modellable Risk factors, DRC)
3. Standardized Approach
4.Internal Model Approach