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16 Assets and liabilities held for trading

16.1 Assets held for trading

The following table provides a specification of the Assets held for trading.
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General (incl.

  

 

Banking

Insurance

eliminations)

Total

31 December 2007

 

 

 

 

Securities held for trading:

 

 

 

 

Treasury bills and other eligible bills

1,107

 

 

1,107

Debt securities:

 

 

 

 

- Government bonds

7,840

 

 

7,840

- Corporate debt securities

9,815

 

(391)

9,424

- Structured credit instruments

3,249

 

 

3,249

Equity securities

23,845

 

(79)

23,766

Total trading securities

45,856

 

(470)

45,386

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives held for trading

 

 

 

 

Over the counter (OTC)

28,447

257

(336)

28,368

Exchange traded

478

2

 

480

Total trading derivatives

28,925

259

(336)

28,848

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets held for trading

566

 

 

566

Total assets held for trading

75,347

259

(806)

74,800

 

 

 

 

 

31 December 2006

 

 

 

 

Securities held for trading:

 

 

 

 

Treasury bills and other eligible bills

2,533

 

 

2,533

Debt securities:

 

 

 

 

- Government bonds

7,354

 

 

7,354

- Corporate debt securities

7,631

 

(254)

7,377

- Structured credit instruments

4,935

 

 

4,935

Equity securities

26,533

 

(160)

26,373

Total trading securities

48,986

 

(414)

48,572

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives held for trading

 

 

 

 

Over the counter (OTC)

21,028

184

(202)

21,010

Exchange traded

523

12

 

535

Total trading derivatives

21,551

196

(202)

21,545

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets held for trading

98

 

 

98

Total assets held for trading

70,635

196

(616)

70,215

 

 

 

 

 

31 December 2005

 

 

 

 

Securities held for trading:

 

 

 

 

Treasury bills and other eligible bills

934

 

 

934

Debt securities:

 

 

 

 

- Government bonds

7,371

45

 

7,416

- Corporate debt securities

8,828

46

(170)

8,704

- Structured credit instruments

3,850

 

 

3,850

Equity securities

17,951

159

(123)

17,987

Total trading securities

38,934

250

(293)

38,891

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives held for trading

 

 

 

 

Over the counter (OTC)

23,715

109

(192)

23,632

Exchange traded

156

40

(39)

157

Total trading derivatives

23,871

149

(231)

23,789

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets held for trading

25

 

 

25

Total assets held for trading

62,830

399

(524)

62,705

In 2007, EUR 77 million trading assets (2006: EUR 75 million; 2005: EUR 5 million) were pledged as collateral related to liabilities. Details of the derivative financial instruments are shown in note 35.

16.2 Liabilities held for trading

The table below shows the composition of Liabilities held for trading.

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General (incl.

  

 

Banking

Insurance

eliminations)

Total

31 December 2007

 

 

 

 

Short security sales

56,076

 

(9)

56,067

Derivative financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

Over the counter (OTC)

33,047

25

116

33,188

Exchange traded

333

 

 

333

Total derivatives held for trading

33,380

25

116

33,521

Other liabilities held for trading

1

 

 

1

Total liabilities held for trading

89,457

25

107

89,589

 

 

 

 

 

31 December 2006

 

 

 

 

Short security sales

39,922

 

 

39,922

Derivative financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

Over the counter (OTC)

24,015

28

22

24,065

Exchange traded

320

 

1

321

Total derivatives held for trading

24,335

28

23

24,386

Other liabilities held for trading

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities held for trading

64,257

28

23

64,308

 

 

 

 

 

31 December 2005

 

 

 

 

Short security sales

25,453

 

(1)

25,452

Derivative financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

Over the counter (OTC)

24,870

28

(221)

24,677

Exchange traded

125

1

 

126

Total derivatives held for trading

24,995

29

(221)

24,803

Other liabilities held for trading

307

 

 

307

Total liabilities held for trading

50,755

29

(222)

50,562

16.3 Valuation techniques

The following table provides a specification of the methods used in determining the fair values of trading securities as at 31 December.

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2007

2006

2005

Trading securities (assets):

 

 

 

Fair values of trading securities supported by observable market data

40,396

46,309

37,515

Fair values of trading securities obtained through a valuation technique

4,990

2,263

1,376

Total

45,386

48,572

38,891

 

 

 

 

Short security sales (liabilities):

 

 

 

Fair value supported by observable market data

56,067

39,921

25,451

Fair value obtained through a valuation technique

 

1

1

Total

56,067

39,922

25,452

For details on the calculation of fair values see note 36.