Related provisions for BIPRU 7.2.15
Table: Instruments which result in notional positions
This table belongs to BIPRU 7.2.3R(2)
Instrument |
See |
Futures, forwards or synthetic futures on debt securities |
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Futures, forwards or synthetic futures on debt indices or baskets |
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Interest rate futures or forward rate agreements (FRAs) |
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Interest rate swaps or foreign currencyswaps |
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Deferred start interest rate swaps or foreign currencyswaps |
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The interest rate leg of an equityswap (unless the firm calculates the interest rate PRR on the instrument using the basic interest rate PRR calculation in BIPRU 7.3 (Equity PRR and basic interest rate PRR for equity derivatives)) |
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The cash leg of a repurchase agreement or a reverse repurchase agreement |
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Cash borrowings or deposits |
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Options on a debt security, a basket of debt securities, a debt security index, an interest rate or an interest rate future or swap (including an option on a future on a debt security) (unless the firm calculates a PRR on the option under BIPRU 7.6 (Option PRR)) |
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Dual currency bonds |
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Forwards, futures or options (except cliquets) on an equity, basket of equities or equity index (unless the firm calculates the interest rate PRR on the instrument using the basic interest rate PRR calculation in BIPRU 7.3) |
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Credit derivatives |
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Table: Interest rate and foreign currency swaps
This table belongs to BIPRU 7.2.21R
Paying leg (which must be treated as a short position in a zero-specific-risk security) |
Receiving leg (which must be treated as a long position in a zero-specific-risk security) |
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Receiving fixed and paying floating |
Coupon equals the floating rate and maturity equals the reset date |
Coupon equals the fixed rate of the swap and maturity equals the maturity of the swap |
Paying fixed and receiving floating |
Coupon equals the fixed rate of the swap and maturity equals the maturity of the swap |
Coupon equals the floating rate and maturity equals the reset date |
Paying floating and receiving floating |
Coupon equals the floating rate and maturity equals the reset date |
Coupon equals the floating rate and maturity equals the reset date |
Table: Deferred start interest rate and foreign currency swaps
This table belongs to BIPRU 7.2.24R
Paying leg (which must be treated as a short position in a zero-specific-risk security with a coupon equal to the fixed rate of the swap) |
Receiving leg (which must be treated as a long position in a zero-specific-risk security with a coupon equal to the fixed rate of the swap) |
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Receiving fixed and paying floating |
maturity equals the start date of the swap |
maturity equals the maturity of the swap |
Paying fixed and receiving floating |
maturity equals the maturity of the swap |
maturity equals the start date of the swap |
Table: specific risk position risk adjustments
This table belongs to BIPRU 7.2.43R.
Issuer |
Residual maturity |
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Debt securities issued or guaranteed by central governments, issued by central banks, international organisations, multilateral development banks or United Kingdom5 regional governments or local authorities which would qualify for credit quality step 1 or which would receive a 0% risk weight under the standardised approach to credit risk. |
Any |
0% |
(A) Debt securities issued or guaranteed by central governments, issued by central banks, international organisations, multilateral development banks or United Kingdom5 regional governments or local authorities which would qualify for credit quality step 2 or 3 under the standardised approach to credit risk. (B) Debt securities issued or guaranteed by institutions which would qualify for credit quality step 1 or 2 under the standardised approach to credit risk. (C) Debt securities issued or guaranteed by institution which would qualify for credit quality step 3 under BIPRU 3.4.34 R (Exposures to institutions: Credit assessment based method) or which would do so if it had an original effective maturity of three months or less. (D) Debt securities issued or guaranteed by corporates which would qualify for credit quality step 1, 2 or 32 under the standardised approach to credit risk. (E) Other qualifying debt securities (see BIPRU 7.2.49R) 2 |
Zero to six months |
0.25% |
over 6 and up to and including 24 months |
1% |
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Over 24 months |
1.6% |
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(A) Debt securities issued or guaranteed by central governments, issued by central banks, international organisations, multilateral development banks or United Kingdom5 regional governments or local authorities or institutions which would qualify for credit quality step 4 or 5 under the standardised approach to credit risk. (B) Debt securities issued or guaranteed by corporates which would qualify for credit quality step 4 under the standardised approach to credit risk. (C) Exposures for which a credit assessment by a nominated ECAI is not available. 2 |
Any |
8% |
(A) Debt securities issued or guaranteed by central governments, issued by central banks, international organisations, multilateral development banks or United Kingdom5 regional governments or local authorities or institution which would qualify for credit quality step 6 under the standardised approach to credit risk. (B) Debt securities issued or guaranteed by corporate which would qualify for credit quality step 5 or 6 under the standardised approach to credit risk. (C) An instrument that shows a particular risk because of the insufficient solvency of the issuer of liquidity. This paragraph applies even if the instrument would otherwise qualify for a lower position risk adjustment under this table. |
Any |
12% |
Note: The question of what a corporate is and of what category a debt security falls into must be decided under the rules relating to the standardised approach to credit risk. |
This table belongs to BIPRU 5.4.34 R.
Credit quality step with which the credit assessment of the debt security is associated |
Residual Maturity |
Volatility adjustments for debt securities issued by entities described in BIPRU 5.4.2 R (2) |
Volatility adjustments for debt securities issued by entities described in BIPRU 5.4.2 R (3) and (4) |
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20 day liquidation period (%) |
10 day liquidation period (%) |
5 day liquidation period (%) |
20 day liquidation period (%) |
10 day liquidation period (%) |
5 day liquidation period (%) |
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1 |
≤ 1 year |
0.707 |
0.5 |
0.354 |
1.414 |
1 |
0.707 |
> 1 ≤ 5 years2 |
2.828 |
2 |
1.414 |
5.657 |
4 |
2.828 |
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> 5 years |
5.657 |
4 |
2.828 |
11.314 |
8 |
5.657 |
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2–3 |
≤ 1 year |
1.414 |
1 |
0.707 |
2.828 |
2 |
1.414 |
> 1 ≤ 5 years |
4.243 |
3 |
2.121 |
8.485 |
6 |
4.243 |
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> 5 years |
8.485 |
6 |
4.243 |
16.971 |
12 |
8.485 |
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4 |
≤ 1 year |
21.213 |
15 |
10.607 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
> 1 ≤ 5 years |
21.213 |
15 |
10.607 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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> 5 years |
21.213 |
15 |
10.607 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
This table belongs to BIPRU 5.4.34 R.
Credit quality step with which the credit assessment of a short term debt security is associated |
Volatility adjustments for debt securities issued by entities described in BIPRU 5.4.2 R (2) with short-term credit assessments |
Volatility adjustments for debt securities issued by entities described in BIPRU 5.4.2 R (3) and (4) with short-term credit assessments |
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20 day liquidation period (%) |
10 day liquidation period (%) |
5 day liquidation period (%) |
20 day liquidation period (%) |
10 day liquidation period (%) |
5 day liquidation period (%) |
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1 |
0.707 |
0.5 |
0.354 |
1.414 |
1 |
0.707 |
2–3 |
1.414 |
1 |
0.707 |
2.828 |
2 |
1.414 |
Table: Appropriate PRR calculation for an option or warrant
This table belongs to BIPRU 7.6.3R
Option type (see BIPRU 7.6.18R) or warrant |
PRR calculation |
American option, European option, Bermudan option, Asian option or warrant for which the in the money percentage (see BIPRU 7.6.6R) is equal to or greater than the appropriate position risk adjustment (see BIPRU 7.6.7R and BIPRU 7.6.8R) |
Calculate either an option PRR, or the most appropriate to the underlying position of:
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American option, European option, Bermudan option, Asian option or warrant:
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Calculate an option PRR |
All other types of option listed in BIPRU 7.6.18R (regardless of whether in the money, at the money or out of the money). |
Table: Appropriate position risk adjustment
This table belongs to BIPRU 7.6.7R
Underlying position |
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The position risk adjustment applicable to the underlying equity or equity index in the table in BIPRU 7.3.30R (Simplified equity method) |
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Interest rate |
The sum of the specific risk position risk adjustment (see BIPRU 7.2.43R to BIPRU 7.2.51G (Specific risk calculation)) and the general market risk position risk adjustment (as set out in BIPRU 7.2.57R (General market riskposition risk adjustments)) applicable to the underlying position |
Debt securities |
The sum of the specific risk position risk adjustment (see BIPRU 7.2.43R to BIPRU 7.2.51G (Specific risk calculation)) and the general market risk position risk adjustment (as set out in the table in BIPRU 7.2.57R (General market riskposition risk adjustments)) applicable to the underlying position |
18% (unless BIPRU 7.6.7R requires otherwise) |
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Currency |
8% |
Gold |
8% |
32% (subject to BIPRU 7.6.6R and BIPRU 7.6.7R) |
Table: Derived positions
This table belongs to BIPRU 7.6.9R
Underlying |
Option (or warrant) |
Derived position |
Option (warrant) on a single equity or option on a future/forward on a single equity |
A notional position in the actual equity underlying the contract valued at the current market price of the equity. |
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Option (warrant) on a basket of equities or option on a future/forward on a basket of equities |
A notional position in the actual equities underlying the contract valued at the current market price of the equities. |
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Option (warrant) on an equity index or option on a future/forward on an equity index |
A notional position in the index underlying the contract valued at the current market price of the index. |
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Interest rate |
A zero coupon zero-specific-risk security in the currency concerned with a maturity equal to the sum of the time to expiry of the contract and the length of the period on which the settlement amount of the contract is calculated valued at the notional amount of the contract. |
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A zero coupon zero-specific-risk security in the currency concerned with a maturity equal to the length of the swap valued at the notional principal amount. |
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Interest rate cap or floor |
A zero coupon zero-specific-risk security in the currency concerned with a maturity equal to the remaining period of the cap or floor valued at the notional amount of the contract. |
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Debt securities |
Option (warrant) on a debt security or option on a future/forward on a debt security |
The underlying debt security with a maturity equal to the time to expiry of the option valued as the nominal amount underlying the contract at the current market price of the debt security. |
Option (warrant) on a basket of debt securities or option on a future/forward on a basket of debt securities |
A notional position in the actual debt securities underlying the contract valued at the current market price of the debt securities. |
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Option (warrant) on an index of debt securities or option on a future/forward on an index of debt securities |
A notional position in the index underlying the contract valued at the current market price of the index. |
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Option on a commodity or option on a future/forward on a commodity |
An amount equal to the tonnage, barrels or kilos underlying the option with (in the case of a future/forward on a commodity) a maturity equal to the expiry date of the forward or Futures contract underlying the option. In the case of an option on a commodity the maturity of the position falls into Band 1 in the table in BIPRU 7.4.28R (Table: Maturity bands for the maturity ladder approach). |
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An amount equal to the tonnage, barrels or kilos underlying the option with a maturity equal to the length of the swap valued at the notional principal amount. |
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(These provisions about CIUs are subject to BIPRU 7.6.35R) |
Option (warrant) on a single CIU or option on a future/forward on a single CIU |
A notional position in the actual CIU underlying the contract valued at the current market price of the CIU. |
Option (warrant) on a basket of CIUs or option on a future/forward on a basket of CIUs |
A notional position in the actual CIUs underlying the contract valued at the current market price of the CIUs. |
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Gold |
An amount equal to the troy ounces underlying the option with (in the case of a future/forward on gold) a maturity equal to the expiry date of the forward or futures contract underlying the option. |
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Currency |
Currency option |
The amount of the underlying currency that the firm will receive if the option is exercised converted at the spot rate into the currency that the firm will sell if the option is exercised. |
Table: Appropriate treatment for equities, debt securities or currencies hedging options
This table belongs to BIPRU 7.6.24R
Hedge |
PRR calculation for the hedge |
Limits (if hedging method is used) |
Naked position |
The equity must be treated in either BIPRU 7.3 (equity PRR) or the option hedging method (see the table in BIPRU 7.6.27R) |
The option hedging method must only be used up to the amount of the hedge that matches the notional amount underlying the option or warrant |
To the extent that the amount of the hedge (or option or warrant) exceeds the notional amount underlying the option or warrant (or hedge), a firm must apply an equity PRR, interest rate PRR or foreign currencyPRR (or the option standard method) |
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The debt security must be treated in BIPRU 7.2 (interest rate PRR) or the option hedging method (see the table in BIPRU 7.6.27R) |
As for the first row |
As for the first row |
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Gold (hedging a gold option) |
The gold must be treated in either BIPRU 7.5 (Foreign currency PRR) or the option hedging method (see the table in BIPRU 7.6.27R) |
As for the first row |
As for the first row |
A currency or currencies (hedging a currency option) |
The currency must be treated in either BIPRU 7.5 (Foreign currency PRR) or the option hedging method (see the table in BIPRU 7.6.28R) |
As for the first row |
As for the first row |
Table: The hedging method of calculating the PRR (equities, debt securities and gold)
This table belongs to BIPRU 7.6.24R(1) - (3)
PRR |
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In the money by more than the position risk adjustment |
In the money by less than the position risk adjustment |
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Long in security or gold |
Long put |
Zero |
Wp |
X |
Short call |
Y |
Y |
Z |
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Short in security or gold |
Long call |
Zero |
Wc |
X |
Short put |
Y |
Y |
Z |
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Where: |
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Wp means |
{(position risk adjustment-100%) x The underlying position valued at strike price} |
+ |
The market value of the underlying position |
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Wc means |
{(100% +position risk adjustment x The underlying position valued at strike price} |
- |
The market value of the underlying position |
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X means |
The market value of the underlying position multiplied by the appropriate position risk adjustment |
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Y means |
The market value of the underlying position multiplied by the appropriate position risk adjustment. This result may be reduced by the market value of the option or warrant, subject to a maximum reduction to zero. |
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Z means |
The option hedging method is not permitted; the option standard method must be used. |
Table: Net underwriting position reduction factors
This table belongs to BIPRU 7.8.27R
Underwriting timeline |
Debt |
Equity |
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Time of initial commitment until working day 0 |
0% |
100% |
90% |
0% |
90% |
90% |
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0% |
75% |
75% |
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0% |
75% |
75% |
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0% |
50% |
50% |
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0% |
25% |
25% |
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Working day 6 and onwards |
0% |
0% |
0% |
- (1)
The main provision within the definition of alternative debenture arrangements that seeks to ensure that only instruments that display the characteristics of a debt security can be alternative debentures is set out at PERG 2.6.11CG (5). It provides that the amount of additional payments under the arrangements must not exceed an amount which would, at the time the bond is issued, be a reasonable commercial return on a loan of capital. Where the return is not fixed at the outset, it is the maximum possible amount of the additional payments that must be considered in deciding this question. The following example demonstrates how this condition should be approached.
- additional payments under the arrangements would exceed a reasonable commercial return on a loan of the capital.
Further, where the return is not fixed at the outset, it is the maximum possible amount of the additional payments that must be considered. Here, the issue terms of the sukuk impose no upper limit on the amount of the periodic distributions: a sakk holder subscribing 1,000 may, in a year, get back 200 or 2,000 or nothing depending on the rental market. The maximum potential return is clearly in excess of a reasonable commercial return on a loan of 1,000; and
- the arrangements have not been admitted to an official list or admitted to trading on a regulated market or recognised investment exchange (see PERG 2.6.11CG (6)).
- (2)
If, in the above example, investors returns were capped at 500 per sakk per year, then this is the amount that must be considered in deciding whether the return exceeds a reasonable commercial return on a loan, even where the amounts actually received turn out to be far lower.
- (3)
In applying the reasonable commercial return test, the sakk should be compared to a hypothetical loan to the issuer on similar terms and carrying similar risks. For example, a conventional security convertible into shares will normally carry a lower rate of interest because the conversion right has a value. The return on an exchangeable or convertible sakk should be measured against the return on an equivalent exchangeable or convertible debt security.
- (4)
The risk to investors in sukuk may vary slightly from that of a conventional bond in some instances. This may be due to the fact that sukuk holders only have recourse to the bond assets or some other structural feature which results in the risk profile being higher. In such instances it may be justifiable for the rate of return to be slightly higher than that of a conventional loan.
- (5)
As with any financial instrument, the pricing of sukuk will depend on the issuers view of the market at the time of issue and reasonable commercial return may vary depending on the issuer and the economic circumstances prevalent at the time of issue.
Example ABC Ltd is a property development company. It wishes to increase its portfolio on a short-term basis. It issues 5-year sukuk to investors and uses the proceeds to buy the head lease of a commercial property. The rental income from the lease is distributed to investors in proportion to their holdings without a cap on the level of return. After 5 years, the head lease is sold on at a profit and the proceeds shared between investors. In this example, the investors participate directly in the success or failure of the underlying property business. The sakk is not really in the nature of a debt instrument. It is unlikely to be an alternative debenture as: |
Instrument |
Requirement |
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A Debt |
Maturity |
0-2 years |
2-5 years |
>5 years |
Central Government |
2% |
5% |
13% |
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Qualifying debt securities |
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· fixed rate |
8% |
8% |
15% |
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· floating rate |
10% |
10% |
15% |
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Non-qualifying debt securities |
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· fixed rate |
10% |
20% |
30% |
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· floating rate |
30% |
30% |
30% |
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B Equities |
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· Traded on a recognised or designated investment exchange. |
25% |
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· other |
100% |
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C Stock position in physical commodities |
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· Physical positions associated with firm'sinvestment business |
30% of realisable value |
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D Derivatives |
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· Exchange traded futures and written options |
4 x initial margin requirement. |
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· otc futures and written options |
Apply the appropriate percentage shown in Sections A, B, & C above to the market value of the underlying position. |
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· Purchased options |
Apply the appropriate percentage shown in Sections A, B & C above to the market value of the underlying position but the result may be limited to the market value of the option. |
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· Contracts for differences |
20% of the market value of the contract. |
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E Other investments |
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· units in regulated collective investment schemes |
25% of realisable value. |
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· with profit life policies |
20% of surrender value. |
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· other |
100% of the value of investment or underlying instrument. |