medium · FRM Part 2 Credit Risk

A Central Counterparty (CCP) manages the default of a large member.

According to the standard 'default waterfall' architecture, which of the following resources would be utilized LAST to absorb the realized losses?

  1. The CCP's own dedicated equity ('skin-in-the-game').
  2. The defaulting member's contribution to the mutualized default fund.
  3. The default fund contributions of non-defaulting (surviving) members.
  4. The Initial Margin (IM) posted by the defaulting member.

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