# Risk Sensitive Parameters

In order to ensure that the protocol issues high-quality loans, there are a number of risk-sensitive parameters that can be tuned to trade-off security for capital efficiency. Those limits are similar to risk limits and stress test parameters used in traditional banking systems.

**Minimum Collateral Ratio (MCR)** - represents the amount of over-collateralization required for users to borrow EURO3. It is calculated as the ratio between the value of the collateral (number of tokens \* token price) divided by the EURO3 debt. The EURO3 is always valued at 1 EURO for this calculation. The MCR is set on a per-asset basis and adjusted when market conditions change dramatically.

**Minimum Liquidation Ratio (MLR)** - represents the collateral ratio that leads to a loan being automatically liquidated. By providing a buffer between MCR and MLR, the 3A protocol can balance between a more aggressive liquidation policy for volatile assets and a capital-efficient policy for more stable assets. 

Users can borrow up to the MCR, while the Vaults will be automatically liquidated if the collateral ratio falls below the MLR.

**Health Factor** estimates the safety of the user’s collateral assets against the borrowed assets and their underlying value. 

$$
Health Factor = ∑(Value of Collateral (i) X Liquidation Threshold (i) )/ ∑Debt
$$

$$
Liquidation Threshold (i) = 1/ MLR
$$

{% hint style="danger" %}
If the Health Factor falls below 1 then the Vault gets liquidated
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="success" %}
If the Health Factor is > **minHF** then the Vault cannot be redeemed against. **minHF** is algorithmically determined by the protocol as a function of EURO3 price<br>
{% endhint %}


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