1 min readBlockingBank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1Updated 11 November 2026

Market risk: standardised approach for position risk in equities (MKR SA EQU): values must agree (OF21.00.01.01, Bank of England check boe_b0825)

A blocking check on the market risk: standardised approach for position risk in equities (MKR SA EQU) template (OF21.00.01.01), in the own funds (PRA001) return.

Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) return, proven on test files, check by check: the same outcome on all three test files of that return.

The rule in plain words

This represents Own Funds requirements for equity instruments in the trading book for the relevant position risk calculated in accordance with Part Three Title IV Chapter 2 of the MARKET RISK: SIMPLIFIED STANDARDISED APPROACH (CRR) Part of PRA Rulebook

In column "Own funds requirements" (0060) of Market risk: standardised approach for position risk in equities (MKR SA EQU) (OF21.00.01.01): "Equities in trading book" (row 0010) must equal 3.5 multiplied by the sum of "General risk" (row 0020), "Specific risk" (row 0050) and "Additional requirements for options (non-delta risks)" (row 0090).

The headline gives only the template and the kind of check, because the rule is too long to say in a headline. The plain words above say all of it.

This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit. It runs only when your filing indicators mark OF21.00.01 as reported.

The cells it reads

Market risk: standardised approach for position risk in equities (MKR SA EQU) (OF21.00.01.01)

Rows

  • R0010Equities in trading book
  • R0020General risk
  • R0050Specific risk
  • R0090Additional requirements for options (non-delta risks)

Column

  • C0060Own funds requirements

Sheets

  • S0001Total
  • S0004Bulgaria
  • S0006Czech Republic
  • S0007Denmark
  • S0013Hungary
  • S0021Poland
  • S0023Romania
  • S0027Sweden
  • S0028United Kingdom
  • S0029Albania
  • S0030Japan
  • S0031Macedonia
  • S0032Russian Federation
  • S0033Serbia
  • S0034Switzerland
  • S0035Turkey
  • S0036Ukraine
  • S0037USA
  • S0038Norway
  • S0039Egypt
  • S0040Iceland
  • S0041Liechtenstein
  • S0042Other
  • S0043Croatia
  • S0044Euro Area

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}.

{t: OF21.00.01.01, r: 0010, c: 0060} = 3.5 * sum({t: OF21.00.01.01, r: 0020; 0050; 0090, c: 0060})

Where it applies, in the Bank's words (its scope):

scope({t: OF21.00.01.01, z:0001;0004;0006;0007;0013;0021;0023;0027;0028;0029;0030;0031;0032;0033;0034;0035;0036;0037;0038;0039;0040;0041;0042;0043;0044, f: banking, fv: banking_reporting})

Every PRA banking rule on OF21.00.01.01

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