# counterparty-risk

A skill that walks through three workflows: assessing a new counterparty, handling a credit-deterioration event, and closing out on default.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 668 installs · ★ 218
- Author: JoelLewis
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/JoelLewis/finance_skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/trading-operations/skills/counterparty-risk/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/counterparty-risk

## What it does

The skill covers measurement and management of counterparty credit risk for OTC and securities trading. It is built around three workflows: assessing a new counterparty, responding when credit quality drops, and a default close-out playbook.

The first workflow starts with identifying the exact legal entity and checking close-out netting enforceability under ISDA opinions. Credit quality is assessed from three angles: external ratings, internal scoring, and market signals such as CDS spreads. From there it moves to the trading channel — central clearing or bilateral — ISDA and CSA documentation, limit setting, and monitoring. Measurement leans on CE, PFE, EAD under SA-CCR, and CVA.

The second workflow lists early-warning thresholds that should put a counterparty on the watch list before any downgrade. The third is a pre-built close-out playbook. For Reg T and FINRA Rule 4210 brokerage margin the skill points to `margin-operations`, and for settlement risk, DVP and CLS to `settlement-clearing`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill counterparty-risk -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/counterparty-risk/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/counterparty-risk/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill counterparty-risk -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/counterparty-risk/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill counterparty-risk -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/counterparty-risk/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install JoelLewis/finance_skills counterparty-risk
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/counterparty-risk/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill counterparty-risk -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/JoelLewis/finance_skills --path plugins/trading-operations/skills/counterparty-risk
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/counterparty-risk/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill counterparty-risk -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/JoelLewis/finance_skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/trading-operations/skills/counterparty-risk/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- assess a new counterparty before the first trade
- check ISDA netting enforceability for a jurisdiction
- compute EAD under SA-CCR and CVA for a netting set
- set a credit limit with sub-limits by product and tenor
- respond to a widening CDS spread at a counterparty

## Example prompts
- assess a new counterparty: EU bank, interest rate swaps, one-year limit
- the counterparty's CDS spread widened 50bp this month — what does the CSA let us call
- compute EAD under SA-CCR and CVA for this netting set

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: counterparty-risk
description: "Guide counterparty credit risk measurement and management for OTC and securities trading, organized around three workflows: assessing a new counterparty, responding to a credit-deterioration event, and executing a default close-out. Use when measuring current or potential future exposure to a counterparty, setting or reviewing counterparty credit limits, evaluating ISDA Master Agreement netting and close-out mechanics, designing CSA collateral terms or uncleared margin compliance (VM/IM, SIMM), assessing central clearing mandates under Dodd-Frank or EMIR and CCP default waterfalls, monitoring creditworthiness via CDS spreads or ratings, quantifying wrong-way risk, or computing EAD, SA-CCR, and CVA. For Reg T and FINRA Rule 4210 brokerage margin see margin-operations; for settlement risk, DVP, and CLS see settlement-clearing."
---

# Counterparty Risk

## Core Concepts

### Workflow A: Assessing a New Counterparty

1. **Identify the legal entity and verify netting enforceability.** Map the exact legal entity (not the corporate group), its jurisdiction, and entity type. Confirm close-out netting enforceability via ISDA netting opinions for that jurisdiction and entity-type combination before counting any netting benefit — where enforceability is uncertain, risk and capital must be measured gross. Apply the sovereign ceiling for counterparties in jurisdictions with material sovereign risk.
2. **Assess credit quality from three angles.** External ratings are a baseline but a lagging indicator — they typically reprice after the market has. Internal scoring: for banks, focus on CET1 (strong banks hold >12%), leverage ratio (well-capitalized banks target 5%+), LCR/NSFR (minimum 100%), and NPL trend; for corporates, debt/EBITDA, interest coverage (below 2x signals stress), free cash flow, and Altman Z-score, plus qualitative factors (management, franchise, regulatory standing). Market-implied: CDS spreads react fastest — annual PD ≈ CDS_spread / (1 − recovery); a 200bp spread at 40% recovery implies roughly 3.3% annual default probability.
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