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

Every value in 12 rows in 35 columns must be zero or more (OF20.00.01.01, Bank of England check v3775_s)

A warning on the market risk: standardised approach for specific risk in the correlation trading portfolio (MKR SA CTP) template (OF20.00.01.01), 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

In Market risk: standardised approach for specific risk in the correlation trading portfolio (MKR SA CTP) (OF20.00.01.01): every value in 12 rows (listed below) in 35 columns (listed below) must be zero or more.

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Look for a value below zero in these cells, such as an amount entered as a negative number.
  3. 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark OF20.00.01 as reported.
  4. 04This is a warning. It does not stop the return on its own, but your supervisor may ask you to explain it.

The cells it reads

Market risk: standardised approach for specific risk in the correlation trading portfolio (MKR SA CTP) (OF20.00.01.01)

Rows

  • R0010Total exposures
  • R0020Originator: total exposures
  • R0030SECURITISATIONS
  • R0040Other CTP positions
  • R0050Investor: total exposures
  • R0060SECURITISATIONS
  • R0070Other CTP positions
  • R0080Sponsor: total exposures
  • R0090SECURITISATIONS
  • R0100Other CTP positions
  • R0110N-th to default credit derivatives
  • R0120Other CTP positions

Columns

  • C0010Long
  • C0020Short
  • C0050Long
  • C0060Short
  • C0071[0-10%[
  • C0072[10-12%[
  • C0073[12-20%[
  • C0074[20-40%[
  • C0075[40-100%[
  • C0076[100-250%[
  • C0077[250-350%[
  • C0078[350-425%[
  • C0079[425-650%[
  • C0081[650-1250%[
  • C00821250%
  • C0086[0-10%[
  • C0087[10-12%[
  • C0088[12-20%[
  • C0089[20-40%[
  • C0091[40-100%[
  • C0092[100-250%[
  • C0093[250-350%[
  • C0094[350-425%[
  • C0095[425-650%[
  • C0096[650-1250%[
  • C00971250%
  • C0402SEC-IRBA
  • C0403SEC-SA
  • C0404SEC-ERBA
  • C0405Internal assessment approach
  • C0406OTHER (RW=1250%)
  • C0410Weighted net long positions
  • C0420Weighted net short positions
  • C0430Weighted net long positions
  • C0440Weighted net short positions

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 warning.

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:

[v3775_s];[{t: OF20.00.01.01, r: 0010; 0020; 0030; 0040; 0050; 0060; 0070; 0080; 0090; 0100; 0110; 0120, c: 0010; 0020; 0050; 0060; 0071; 0072; 0073; 0074; 0075; 0076; 0077; 0078; 0079; 0081; 0082; 0086; 0087; 0088; 0089; 0091; 0092; 0093; 0094; 0095; 0096; 0097; 0402; 0403; 0404; 0405; 0406; 0410; 0420; 0430; 0440} >= 0]
Show the formulaShow

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

{t: OF20.00.01.01, r: 0010; 0020; 0030; 0040; 0050; 0060; 0070; 0080; 0090; 0100; 0110; 0120, c: 0010; 0020; 0050; 0060; 0071; 0072; 0073; 0074; 0075; 0076; 0077; 0078; 0079; 0081; 0082; 0086; 0087; 0088; 0089; 0091; 0092; 0093; 0094; 0095; 0096; 0097; 0402; 0403; 0404; 0405; 0406; 0410; 0420; 0430; 0440} >= 0

Every PRA banking rule on OF20.00.01.01

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