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{{isdaprov|AET}} is thus only triggered by ''certain'' events under the {{isdaprov|Bankruptcy}} [[Events of Default - ISDA Provision|event of default]] — formal bankruptcy procedures — and not by economic events that tend to indicate insolvency (such as an inability to pay debts as they fall due, [[technical insolvency]] or the exercise of security. Nor does it apply to other Events of Default. | {{isdaprov|AET}} is thus only triggered by ''certain'' events under the {{isdaprov|Bankruptcy}} [[Events of Default - ISDA Provision|event of default]] — formal bankruptcy procedures — and not by economic events that tend to indicate insolvency (such as an inability to pay debts as they fall due, [[technical insolvency]] or the exercise of security. Nor does it apply to other Events of Default. | ||
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[[Automatic early termination]] (“{{tag|AET}}”) protects in jurisdictions (e.g., [[Germany]] and [[Switzerland]]) where certain bankruptcy events would allow a [[liquidator]] to “[[cherry-pick]]” those {{isdaprov|transaction}}s it wishes to honour (those which are [[in-the-money]] to the [[defaulting party]]) and avoid those where the {{isdaprov|defaulting party}} is [[out-of-the-money]]. | |||
''It is only really useful to a regulated financial institution which is incurs a capital charge if it doesn’t have a netting opinion''. | |||
Revision as of 11:17, 6 June 2023
Automatic Early Termination is an odd and misunderstood concept which exists in Section 6(a) Right to Terminate Following Event of Default of the ISDA Master Agreement. As is so much in the ISDA Master Agreement, it’s all about Netting. Where a jurisdiction suspends terms of contracts in a period of formal insolvency, the idea is to have the ISDA break before that suspension kicks in — so close-out netting works.
AET is thus only triggered by certain events under the Bankruptcy event of default — formal bankruptcy procedures — and not by economic events that tend to indicate insolvency (such as an inability to pay debts as they fall due, technical insolvency or the exercise of security. Nor does it apply to other Events of Default.
Automatic early termination (“AET”) protects in jurisdictions (e.g., Germany and Switzerland) where certain bankruptcy events would allow a liquidator to “cherry-pick” those transactions it wishes to honour (those which are in-the-money to the defaulting party) and avoid those where the defaulting party is out-of-the-money.
It is only really useful to a regulated financial institution which is incurs a capital charge if it doesn’t have a netting opinion.