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Consider an investment company with four open derivative positions held by a financial institution. The table below provides the market values of these positions.
Position | Exposure (USD) |
---|---|
Long swaptions | 32 million |
Long credit default swaps | 12 million |
Long currency derivatives | -16 million |
Long futures contracts | -8 million |
In the event that the investment company defaults, calculate the financial institution's loss by comparing the scenarios when netting of positions is applied and when it is not applied.