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RM-4.2.1

For the purpose of this Module, market risk is defined as the risk of losses in on-and off-balance sheet positions arising from movements in market prices i.e. fluctuations in values in tradable, marketable or leaseable assets (including sukuk) and in off-balance sheet individual portfolios (for example Collective Investment Undertakings). The risks relate to the current and future volatility of market values of specific assets (for example, the commodity price of a Salam asset, the market value of a sukuk, the market value of Murabaha assets purchased to be delivered over a specific period) and of foreign exchange rates. Market risk capital requirements are outlined in paragraph CA-1.1.4.

January 2013