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Global banks are grappling with the trade-offs between  FRTB IMA  and  SA  approaches. As deadlines for the  Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB)  draw nearer across many jurisdictions, debates around using the  Internal Models Approach (IMA)  versus the  Standardised Approach (SA)  are intensifying. The decision is not straightforward. In this article, we examine the pros and cons of each approach and discuss how market participants are addressing this challenge. Ba

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