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

Market risk: standardised approaches for foreign exchange risk (MKR SA FX): a value must not be more than another (OF22.00.01.01, SC22.00.01.01, Bank of England check v0628_m)

A blocking check on the market risk: standardised approaches for foreign exchange risk (MKR SA FX) (OF22.00.01.01) and information on foreign exchange risk for SDDTs (MKR SA FX SDDT) (SC22.00.01.01) templates, in the own funds (PRA001) and own funds for SDDTs (PRA116) returns.

Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) and own funds for SDDTs (PRA116) returns, proven on test files, check by check: the same outcome on all six test files of those returns.

The rule in plain words

In each of "Long" (column 0020) and "Short" (column 0030) of Market risk: standardised approaches for foreign exchange risk (MKR SA FX) (OF22.00.01.01): "Total positions" (row 0010) must not be more than the sum of "Derivatives" (row 0120), "Other assets and liabilities other than off-balance sheet items and derivatives" (row 0100) and "Off-balance sheet items" (row 0110).

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.

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the tables below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Compare the values in your return. If the first is bigger than it may be, one of them is wrong: check both before you change either.
  3. 03The Bank of England allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  4. 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark OF22.00.01 as reported.
  5. 05This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.

The cells it reads

Market risk: standardised approaches for foreign exchange risk (MKR SA FX) (OF22.00.01.01)

Rows

  • R0010Total positions
  • R0100Other assets and liabilities other than off-balance sheet items and derivatives
  • R0110Off-balance sheet items
  • R0120Derivatives

Columns

  • C0020Long
  • C0030Short

Information on foreign exchange risk for SDDTs (MKR SA FX SDDT) (SC22.00.01.01)

Rows

  • R0010Total positions
  • R0100Other assets and liabilities other than off-balance sheet items and derivatives
  • R0110Off-balance sheet items
  • R0120Derivatives

Columns

  • C0020Long
  • C0030Short

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) and own funds for SDDTs (PRA116) returns on Bank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1. The Bank of England applies it to own funds for SDDTs (PRA116) and own funds (PRA001) returns, as a blocking check.

The Bank’s own words and formula

The plain words above spell out the Bank’s formula, with each cell named from its templates. In the Bank of England’s list of validations, word for word:

v0628_m: [OF22.00.01.01 (c0020;0030)] {r0010} <= +{r0120} + {r0100} + {r0110}
Show the formulaShow

The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.

{t: OF22.00.01.01, r: 0010} <= {t: OF22.00.01.01, r: 0120} + {t: OF22.00.01.01, r: 0100} + {t: OF22.00.01.01, r: 0110}

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

scope({t: OF22.00.01.01, c:0020;0030, f: banking, fv: banking_reporting})

Every PRA banking rule on OF22.00.01.01

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