FRTB Series 8C – MAR21: Sensitivity Based Method – How to Measure
Parts A and B built the complete delta, vega and curvature aggregation formulas part of sensitivity based method (SBM) —
Parts A and B built the complete delta, vega and curvature aggregation formulas part of sensitivity based method (SBM) —
Part A covered the FRTB SBM’s vocabulary, which instruments face which risk charges, and the complete delta and vega formula.
Article 7 introduced the Sensitivities-Based Method as the first of the Standardised Approach’s three components. This article begins actually building
Every foundational chapter is now behind us — RBC25 gave us the trading book boundary, MAR10 gave us the vocabulary,
Part A covered MAR12, the basic definition of a trading desk, the supervisory approval process, and the first key attribute
We have used the term “trading desk” constantly since Article 1 — it is the level at which Internal Models
Part A covered what market risk is and how far its scope reaches. Part B answers a more practical question:
We now have the boundary (RBC25) and the vocabulary (MAR10) behind us. MAR11 is where the standard finally defines market
Part A of this glossary covered the foundational vocabulary and the risk metric terms — sensitivity, delta, vega, curvature, VaR
With RBC25 — the trading book and banking book boundary chapter — now fully covered, the standard pauses before getting