XVA

X-Value Adjustment (XVA, xVA) is an umbrella term referring to a number of different “valuation adjustments” that banks must make when assessing the value of derivative contracts that they have entered into.[1][2] The purpose of these is twofold: primarily to hedge for possible losses due to other parties' failures to pay amounts due on the derivative contracts; but also to determine (and hedge) the amount of capital required under the bank capital adequacy rules. XVA has led to the creation of specialized desks in many banking institutions to manage XVA exposures.[3][4]

  1. ^ "X-Value Adjustment". Association of Corporate Treasurers.
  2. ^ "Valuation adjustments and their impact on the banking sector" (PDF). PricewaterhouseCoopers. December 2015.
  3. ^ "CVA traders left stranded as XVA becomes big new acroynm". eFinancialCareers. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  4. ^ International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (2018). "The Evolution of XVA Desk Management"