Comparison of the regulatory and market approach to counterparty risk

The bachelor thesis deals with a specific type of credit risk, counterparty risk. Theoretical part describes the difference between traditional credit risk and counterparty risk, the individual components of counterparty risk and modelling of these components. Methods of measurement, mitigating and managing the risk are described here. The focus is on the regulatory perspective and capital requirements associated with counterparty risk. The second part compares the quantification of the Standardized CVA Capital Charge and the calculation of unilateral CVA. The value of unilateral CVA is converted to the annual Value at Risk by historical simulation method. The expected future exposure is calculated under the Standardized Approach and the approach is described here