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CFTC Form 1-FR-IB Instructions - National Futures Association

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Line 5. - Haircuts on cash commodity inventories, fixed price<br />

commitments, forward contracts, and advances paid.<br />

The following charges are to be taken against cash commodities in<br />

the <strong>IB</strong>'s inventory, fixed price commitments, and forward contracts.<br />

An <strong>IB</strong> should combine its inventory, fixed price commitments, forward<br />

contracts, futures position, and equivalent options position, and<br />

apply charges to the net uncovered position. The various positions<br />

which may be combined must qualify under the definition of `cover' in<br />

regulation 1.17(j). In combining the positions the <strong>IB</strong> may combine<br />

them in a manner most favorable to the <strong>IB</strong>. If futures and equivalent<br />

options positions exceed inventory, a charge is applicable to such<br />

futures/options positions and is to be shown on line 9.<br />

These charges are not applicable to securities owned by the <strong>IB</strong>.<br />

Charges against securities are taken on line 6.<br />

Percentage of<br />

Market Value to<br />

be Deducted<br />

(a) Inventory covered by open futures<br />

contracts and registered as deliverable<br />

on a contract market. 0 %<br />

(b) Inventory covered by open futures<br />

contracts or commodity options, but not<br />

registered as deliverable on a contract<br />

market. 5 %<br />

(c) Inventory not covered by open<br />

futures contracts or commodity options. 20 %<br />

(d) Fixed price commitments and forward<br />

contracts covered by open futures<br />

contracts or commodity options. 10 %<br />

(e) Fixed price commitments and forward<br />

contracts not covered by open futures<br />

contracts or commodity options. 20 %<br />

Foreign Currency Positions<br />

If an <strong>IB</strong> carries forward contracts in foreign currencies or<br />

deposits in foreign currencies, there is no charge to be taken if (1)<br />

the currencies are of the type traded on a contract market, and (2)<br />

the forward contract or deposit is covered.<br />

An <strong>IB</strong> which carries assets and liabilities which are denominated<br />

in a foreign currency must take a charge against net capital for the<br />

net amount of uncovered foreign currency balances. Assets,<br />

liabilities, forward contracts, and fixed price commitments in the<br />

same currency are to be factored together in the determining the

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