The rule in plain words
None of the values it checks in composition of collateral for CCR exposures (CCR 8) (II) can be negative.
EBA checks it for nine columns, from initial margin (0050) to SFT security (0180). And for nine rows, from cash – domestic currency (0010) to total (0090). That makes 81 checks. A failure names the one that failed.
How the Line4 Check report words itShowHide
The first of its checks, word for word as the report shows it when it fails. The others read the same, with their own column, row or sheet.
SFT security: Corporate bonds >= 0
What to do if your filing fails it
- 01Open the template below and find the cells the rule reads.
- 02Look for a value with the wrong sign in these cells, such as an amount entered as a negative number.
- 03EBA compares the values exactly here: there is no rounding tolerance.
- 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark C 34.08 as reported.
- 05This is a warning. It does not stop the filing on its own, but your authority may ask you to explain it.
The cells it reads
Composition of collateral for CCR exposures (CCR 8) (II) (C 34.08.b)
Rows
- 0010Cash – domestic currency
- 0020Cash – other currencies
- 0030Domestic sovereign debt
- 0040Other sovereign debt
- 0050Government agency debt
- 0060Corporate bonds
- 0070Equity securities
- 0080Other collateral
- 0090Total
Columns
- 0050Initial margin
- 0060Variation margin
- 0070Initial margin
- 0080Variation margin
- 0140Initial margin
- 0150Variation margin
- 0160Initial margin
- 0170Variation margin
- 0180SFT security
A worked example
The first of its checks, with simple numbers.
Corporate bonds, SFT security must then be at least 0.
A file that reports 0 passes. One that reports -100 fails, by 100.
The numbers are illustrative.
Show the rule as writtenShowHide
EBA's formula, as written out for the first of its checks. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.
{C_34.08.b,r0060,c0180,} >= 0The next five:
{C_34.08.b,r0040,c0150,} >= 0{C_34.08.b,r0090,c0060,} >= 0{C_34.08.b,r0010,c0050,} >= 0{C_34.08.b,r0060,c0070,} >= 0{C_34.08.b,r0070,c0080,} >= 0And 75 more, the same formula for the other cells it covers.
Other rules on C 34.08.b
Every COREP own funds rule, by template
Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision.
