Re:Credit Suisse Takes $4.7B Hit on Archegos Meltdown
by satellite2 on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:25PM
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Or too early as most of the liquidated assets regained a lot Friday afternoon and almost everything by Monday...
>> How big was the position?
I think you're trying to get to "how was the loss so big?" The size of the position is only part of the answer.
The other comments answer the size of the position. But there are several other factors here.
They probably liquidated too late -- they ended up liquidating with giant block trades. That unwind also cost a lot because the block trade is at a discount to market value. Further, the larger the unwind, the bigger the price hit you take.
Finally, these types of unwinds can spook others in the market and further drive down the price.