An Axiomatic Viewpoint on the Rogers--Veraart and Suzuki--Elsinger Models of Systemic Risk

Abstract

We study a model of clearing in an interbank network with crossholdings and default charges. Following the Eisenberg--Noe approach, we define the model via a set of natural financial regulations including those related with eventual default charges and derive a finite family of fixpoint problems. These problems are parameterized by vectors of binary variables. Our model combines features of the Ararat--Meimanjanov, Rogers--Veraart, and Suzuki--Elsinger networks. We develop methods of computing the maximal and minimal clearing pairs using the mixed integer-linear programming and a Gaussian elimination algorithm.