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consolidated statement of financial condition - Barclays Capital

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For the purposes <strong>of</strong> determining the expected life andnumber <strong>of</strong> options to vest, historical exercise patternshave been used, together with an assumption that acertain percentage <strong>of</strong> options will lapse due to leavers.The number <strong>of</strong> options and restricted stock sharesoutstanding at December 31, 2010 is set forth below (inmillions):ESAS (a) ISP (a) PSP (a) ISOP (a) SVP (a)Outstanding at end <strong>of</strong> year 181.7 13.4 0.1 0.5 92.1Of which are exercisable 0.1 – – 0.5 –(a) Options/shares granted relate to <strong>Barclays</strong> PLC shares.14. Financial Instruments with Off-Balance SheetRiskIn the normal course <strong>of</strong> its business, the Company entersinto transactions involving <strong>financial</strong> instruments with<strong>of</strong>f-balance-sheet risk in order to meet financing andhedging needs <strong>of</strong> customers and to reduce theCompany’s own exposure to market and interest raterisk in connection with trading activities. These <strong>financial</strong>instruments include forward and futures contracts,options contracts, and options on futures contracts.Each <strong>of</strong> these <strong>financial</strong> instruments contains varyingdegrees <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>f-balance-sheet risk as changes in the fairvalues <strong>of</strong> the <strong>financial</strong> instruments subsequent toDecember 31, 2010 may, in certain circumstances, be inexcess <strong>of</strong> the amounts recognized in the ConsolidatedStatement <strong>of</strong> Financial Condition. The Company is alsoat risk from the potential inability <strong>of</strong> counterparties toperform under the terms <strong>of</strong> the contracts.The Company also bears market risk for unfavorablechanges in the price <strong>of</strong> securities sold but not yetpurchased. In the normal course <strong>of</strong> business, theCompany enters into securities sales transactions asprincipal. If the securities subject to such transactionsare not in the possession <strong>of</strong> the Company, the Companymay incur a loss if the security the Company is obligatedto deliver is not received and the market value hasincreased over the contract amount <strong>of</strong> the saletransaction.The Company also executes customer transactions incommodity futures contracts (including options onfutures), all <strong>of</strong> which are transacted on a margin basissubject to individual exchange regulations. Thesetransactions may expose the Company to <strong>of</strong>f-balancesheetrisk in the event margin deposits are insufficient to35

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