The rule in plain words
Firms using the alternative approach must have a derivatives business size smaller than £88bn
In Credit valuation adjustment: CVA exposures by approach - Authorisations (CVA) (OF25.01.01.01): if "Alternative approach" in column "Methodologies used by the firm (Yes/No)" (row 0040, column 0010) is true, "Aggregate notional amount of non-centrally cleared derivatives" in column "Amount" (row 0010, column 0010) in Credit valuation adjustment: CVA exposures by approach - Notional amount of the derivatives business (CVA) (OF25.01.01.02) must not be more than 88000000 multiplied by 1000.
What to do if your return fails it
- 01Open the tables below and find the cells the rule reads.
- 02The check applies only when its first part holds in your return. When it does, the second part must hold too: fix the second part, or correct the first.
- 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark OF25.01.01.01 and OF25.01.01.02 as reported.
- 04This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.
The cells it reads
Credit valuation adjustment: CVA exposures by approach - Authorisations (CVA) (OF25.01.01.01)
Row
- R0040Alternative approach
Column
- C0010Methodologies used by the firm (Yes/No):
Credit valuation adjustment: CVA exposures by approach - Notional amount of the derivatives business (CVA) (OF25.01.01.02)
Row
- R0010Aggregate notional amount of non-centrally cleared derivatives
Column
- C0010Amount
Which returns it applies to
Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) return on Bank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1. The Bank of England applies it to own funds (PRA001) returns, as a blocking check.
The Bank’s own words and formula
The first paragraph of the plain words above is the Bank of England’s own, word for word, from its list of validations. The second spells out its formula, with each cell named from its templates.
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The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.
if {t: OF25.01.01.01, r: 0040, c: 0010} = true() then {t: OF25.01.01.02, r: 0010, c: 0010} <= 88000000 * 1000 else true()Other rules on Credit valuation adjustment: CVA exposures by approach - Authorisations (CVA) (OF25.01.01.01)
- A firm cannot simultaneously use the reduced BA-CVA and the full BA-CVA (boe_b0400)Blocking
- If the Reduced BA-CVA methodology is used, the corresponding reduced-BA CVA Capital requirements must be reported (boe_b0402)Blocking
- Firms that use the alternative approach cannot use the BA-CVA or the SA-CVA approach (boe_b0399)Blocking
- If the full-BA-CVA methodology is used, full BA-CVA Capital Requirements must be reported (boe_b0403)Blocking
- Under the alternative approach, total CVA RWAs must be equal to total CCR (counterparty credit risk) RWAs (boe_b0452)Blocking
- Credit valuation adjustment: CVA exposures by approach - Authorisations (CVA): the total full BA-CVA requirement must be reported (boe_b0324)Blocking
- SA-CVA capital requirements must be equal to the sum of capital requirements for delta risk and capital requirements for vega risk (boe_b0271)Blocking
- Total capital requirements must be the sum of capital requirements across all methodologies (boe_b0268)Blocking
Every PRA banking rule on OF25.01.01.01
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