Unibank also needs to review its off-balance-sheet risk. Using the following balance sheet value of UniBank in market value terms (in millions of dollars)
Assets
$
Liabilities and equity
$
Cash
3
Deposits
35
Liquid assets
30
Interbank loan
5
Loans
55
Equity
48
Total assets
88
Total liabilities and equity
88
In addition, the bank has contingent assets with $50 million market value and contingent liabilities with $80 million market value.
a. Calculate the true stockholder net worth (1 mark)
b. Explain what the term contingent means (1 mark)
c. Why are contingent assets and liabilities like options? (1 mark)
d. What is meant by the term 'notional value' of a contingent liability? (1 mark)
e. Why do over-the-counter contracts carry more contingent credit risk than exchange-traded contracts? (1 mark)
