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Capital charge—interest rate risk

81. The capital charge for general risk is for the risk of loss arising from changes in market interest rates. The capital charge for interest rate risk is calculated as the sum of 2 separate charges:


(a) a charge for the specific risk of holding a long or short position in an individual instrument; and


(b) a charge for the general risk of holding a long or short position in the market as a whole.