For the purpose of capital adequacy for CDS transactions, Trading Book would comprise Held for Trading positions and Banking Book would comprise Held to Maturity and Available for Sale positions. A CDS being a financial derivative will be classified in the Trading Book except when it is contracted and designated as a hedge for a Banking Book exposure. Thus, the CDS positions held in the Trading Book would include positions which:
(a) arise from market-making;
(b) are meant for hedging the exposures in the Trading Book;
(c) are held for short-term resale; and
(d) are taken by the bank with the intention of benefiting in the short-term from the actual and / or expected differences between their buying and selling prices
CDS positions meant for hedging Banking Book exposures will be classified in the Banking Book. However, all CDS positions, either in Banking Book or Trading Book, should be marked-to-market. All CDS positions should meet the operational requirements