1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

Sold cannot be negative (F 10.00, EBA rule v3930_s)

A warning in the financial reporting return (FINREP 9), on template F 10.00, derivatives: trading and economic hedges.

The rule in plain words

Sold cannot be negative.

EBA checks it for 17 rows, from interest rate (0010) to derivatives (0290). That makes 17 checks. A failure names the one that failed.

How the Line4 Check report words itShow

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.

Of which: sold: Equity >= 0

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the template below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Look for a value with the wrong sign in these cells, such as an amount entered as a negative number.
  3. 03EBA compares the values exactly here: there is no rounding tolerance.
  4. 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark F 10.00 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

Derivatives: trading and economic hedges (F 10.00)

Rows

  • 0010Interest rate
  • 0030OTC options
  • 0050Organized market options
  • 0070Equity
  • 0090OTC options
  • 0110Organized market options
  • 0130Foreign exchange and gold
  • 0150OTC options
  • 0170Organized market options
  • 0190Credit
  • 0210Credit default swap
  • 0220Credit spread option
  • 0230Total return swap
  • 0240Other
  • 0250Commodity
  • 0270Other
  • 0290Derivatives

Column

  • 0040Of which: sold

A worked example

The first of its checks, with simple numbers.

What the rule then expects

Equity, sold must then be at least 0.

0Passes
-100Fails

A file that reports 0 passes. One that reports -100 fails, by 100.

The numbers are illustrative.

Show the rule as writtenShow

EBA's formula, as written out for the first of its checks. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.

{F_10.00,r0070,c0040,} >= 0

The next five:

{F_10.00,r0220,c0040,} >= 0{F_10.00,r0240,c0040,} >= 0{F_10.00,r0130,c0040,} >= 0{F_10.00,r0290,c0040,} >= 0{F_10.00,r0230,c0040,} >= 0

And 11 more, the same formula for the other cells it covers.

Every FINREP 9 rule, by template

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