EBA · 2013_422 Final Q&A

Stock financing

Regulation
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
Article
357, para. 3
Topic
Market risk
Submitted by
Credit institution
Submitted
2013-10-23
Answered
2014-03-28
Answer provided by
ESAs (EBA, ESMA, EIOPA)
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Question

Could you please clarify if the positions that are purely ‘stock financing’, as defined in Article 3(1)(l) of Directive 2006/49/EC, but not defined in Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013 (CRR), may be excluded from the calculation of own funds requirements for commodities risk under Part three, Title IV, Chapter 4 of the CRR, as was allowed under Directive 2006/49/EC.

Background

Under Directive 2006/49/EC, positions which are purely ‘stock financing’ as defined in Article 3(1)(l) may be excluded from the commodities risk calculation for the purposes of Annex IV (calculating capital requirements for commodities risk), as stipulated in Annex IV, article 3: “For the purposes of this Annex, positions which are purely stock financing may be excluded from the commodities risk calculation only.” Article 3(1)(l) of Directive 2006/49/EC: “ ‘stock financing’ means positions where physical stock has been sold forward and the cost of funding has been locked in until the date of the forward sale;” Annex IV (correlation table) of the CRR points to Article 357 (positions in commodities) paragraph 3, which does not explicitly mention the exclusion of positions that are purely stock financing.

Answer

Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013 (CRR) does not contain any specific treatment for commodities risk from stock financing. Such commodities' risk is therefore not excluded from the calculation of own funds  requirements for commodities risk under Part Three, Title IV, Chapter 4 of the CRR.   DISCLAIMER: This question goes beyond matters of consistent and effective application of the regulatory framework. A Directorate General of the Commission (Directorate General for Internal Market and Services) has prepared the answer, albeit that only the Court of Justice of the European Union can provide definitive interpretations of EU legislation. This is an unofficial opinion of that Directorate General, which the European Banking Authority publishes on its behalf. The answers are not binding on the European Commission as an institution. You should be aware that the European Commission could adopt a position different from the one expressed in such Q&As, for instance in infringement proceedings or after a detailed examination of a specific case or on the basis of any new legal or factual elements that may have been brought to its attention.

Original source: European Banking Authority, Q&A ID 2013_422

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