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Bank Capital Ratio
Bank Capital Ratio — Loss-absorbing equity buffer determining lending capacity and dividend policy.
Reserve Requirement
A reserve requirement is the fraction of deposits a bank must hold as reserves — a tool that is now often zero in the US, with liquidity rules doing the real work.
Commodity Trading Advisor
A CTA is a manager — often CFTC/NFA registered — that runs client money in futures and options on futures, long and short, across rates, FX, equities, and commodities.
Asian Financial Crisis 1997
The 1997–98 Asian crisis was a sequence of peg breaks, bank runs, and sudden stops starting in Thailand — short-dollar corporate debt plus weak bank regulation meeting a reversal of carry.
Countercyclical Capital Buffer
Countercyclical Capital Buffer — Bank capital requirements that tighten or ease through the credit cycle.
Macroprudential Policy
Macroprudential Policy — Countercyclical tools that alter credit creation before traditional monetary policy reacts.