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Group Risk Report<br />

242<br />

186 Commerzbank Annual Report 2011<br />

Market liquidity risk<br />

Market liquidity risk is the risk of the Bank not being able to liquidate or hedge risky<br />

positions in a timely manner, to the desired extent and on acceptable terms as a result of<br />

insufficient liquidity in the market.<br />

Market liquidity risk is measured by creating a liquidation profile for each portfolio in<br />

order to classify the portfolio in terms of its convertibility into cash using a market liquidity<br />

factor. The market risk based on a one-year-view is weighted with the market liquidity factor<br />

to calculate the market liquidity risk.<br />

At the end of 2011 Commerzbank earmarked €0.7bn in economic capital to cover market<br />

liquidity risk in the trading and banking book. Securities, which are more liable to market<br />

liquidity risk, include in particular asset-backed securities and specific positions in the equity<br />

investment portfolio.

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