Calculation of the Capital Charge
CA-5.5.17
The capital charge is 8% of the overall net open foreign currency position as calculated in Paragraph CA-5.5.15.
January 2015CA-5.5.18
The table below illustrates the calculation of the overall net open foreign currency position and the capital charge:
Example of the calculation of the foreign exchange overall net open position and the capital charge
GBP EUR SAR US$ JPY GOLD and silver +200 +100 +70 -190 -40 -50 +370 -230 50 The capital charge is 8% of the higher of either the sum of the net long currency positions or the sum of the net short positions (i.e. 370) and of the net position in gold and/or silver (i.e. 50) = 420 @ 8% = 33.6
January 2015