Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/340596 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] Borsa İstanbul Review [ISSN:] 2214-8469 [Volume:] 25 [Issue:] 4 [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 681-691
Publisher: 
Elsevier, Amsterdam
Abstract: 
In this paper, we analyse data from 493 listed banks across 28 countries to investigate the impact and mechanisms through which banks' derivatives holdings influence systemic risk. Our empirical results indicate that banks' derivatives holdings significantly increase systemic risk. Regarding the underlying mechanisms, we find that derivatives holdings increase systemic risk by increasing asset risk, leverage risk, and operational risk. After conducting a series of robustness checks, our findings remain consistent. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that the effect of banks' derivatives holdings on systemic risk is particularly pronounced during periods of economic downturns and accommodative monetary policy. Furthermore, this influence is especially significant when banks exhibit higher leverage and lower liquidity. We also examine the differential impacts of various types of derivatives holdings on systemic risk. Our research enriches the understanding of the driving factors and transmission channels of systemic risk, assisting regulatory agencies in better identifying and addressing the systemic risk associated with derivatives holdings.
Subjects: 
Derivatives holdings
Financial stability
Systemic risk
JEL: 
G21
G18
M14
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Document Type: 
Article
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