The rule in plain words
Percentage of exposure to this counterparty with respect to firm's own funds (trading book positions only) cannot be negative.
How the Line4 Check report words itShowHide
Word for word as the report shows it when the rule fails.
Percentage of exposure to this counterparty with respect to firm's own funds (trading book positions only): Percentage of exposure to this counterparty with respect to firm's own funds (trading book positions only) >= 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 I 08.05 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
Trading book exposures (I 08.05)
Column
- 0050Percentage of exposure to this counterparty with respect to firm's own funds (trading book positions only)
A worked example
The first of its checks, with simple numbers.
Percentage of exposure to this counterparty with respect to firm's own funds (trading book positions only) 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. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.
{I_08.05,,c0050,} >= 0Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision.