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1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

Short positions, carrying amount (all sheets added up) must equal the sum of two columns (EBA rule v1741_m)

A warning in the financial reporting return (FINREP 9), on templates F 08.01.a, breakdown of financial liabilities by product and by counterparty (a) and F 20.06, geographical breakdown of liabilities by residence of the counterparty.

Check your file against this ruleWhat to do if it fails

The rule in plain words

For short positions: carrying amount (all sheets added up) must equal held for trading plus trading.

How the Line4 Check report words itShow

Word for word as the report shows it when the rule fails.

F_20.06: Short positions (all sheets added up) = F_08.01.A: Short positions, Held for trading + F_08.01.A: Short positions, Trading

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the templates below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Work out both sides from your file, as the rule in plain words sets out, and compare them.
  3. 03EBA allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  4. 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark F 20.06 and F 08.01 as reported.
  5. 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

Breakdown of financial liabilities by product and by counterparty (a) (F 08.01.a)

Row

  • 0020Short positions

Columns

  • 0010Held for trading
  • 0034Trading

Geographical breakdown of liabilities by residence of the counterparty (F 20.06)

Row

  • 0040Short positions

Column

  • 0010Carrying amount
Show the rule as writtenShow

EBA's formula. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.

sum({F_20.06,r0040,c0010,}) = sum({F_08.01.a,r0020,c0010,},{F_08.01.a,r0020,c0034,})

Every FINREP 9 rule, by template

Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision.