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C. Illustration 3

C 52/2017 STA Effective from 1/4/2021

Consider a netting set with three commodity forward contracts. All notional amounts and market values are denominated in USD. This netting set is not subject to a margin agreement and there is no exchange of collateral (independent amount/initial margin) at inception. The table below summarizes the relevant contractual terms of the three commodity derivatives.

Trade #NatureUnderlyingPositionDirectionResidual maturityNotional (thousands)Market value (thousands)
1Forward(WTI)
Crude Oil
Protection BuyerLong9 months10,000-50
2Forward(Brent)
Crude Oil
Protection SellerShort2 years20,000-30
3ForwardSilverProtection BuyerLong5 years10,000100