1 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 negative (OF22.00.01.01, Bank of England check v3788_s)

A blocking check on the market risk: standardised approaches for foreign exchange risk (MKR SA FX) template (OF22.00.01.01), 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 approaches for foreign exchange risk (MKR SA FX) (OF22.00.01.01): every value in "Total positions" (row 0010), "All other currencies (including CIUs treated as different currencies)" (row 0030) and "Gold" (row 0040) in "Long" (column 0060) and "Short" (column 0070) must be zero or more.

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 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 OF22.00.01 as reported.
  4. 04This 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
  • R0030All other currencies (including CIUs treated as different currencies)
  • R0040Gold

Columns

  • C0060Long
  • C0070Short

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 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:

v3788_s: [OF22.00.01.01 (r0010;0030;0040, c0060;0070)] {OF22.00.01.01} >= 0
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; 0030; 0040, c: 0060; 0070} >= 0

Every PRA banking rule on OF22.00.01.01

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