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10. Financial assets and liabilities held for trading

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10.1 Breakdown of the balance

The breakdown of the balance under these headings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

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Financial Assets and Liabilities Held-for-Trading Millions of Euros
2014 2013 2012
ASSETS-


Loans and advances to customers 128 106 244
Debt securities 33,883 29,602 28,020
Equity instruments 5,017 4,766 2,915
Trading derivatives 44,229 37,638 48,650
Total 83,258 72,112 79,829
LIABILITIES-


Trading derivatives 45,052 38,119 49,254
Short positions 11,747 7,529 6,580
Total 56,798 45,648 55,834

10.2 Debt securities

The breakdown by type of instrument of the balance under this heading in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

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Debt Securities Held-for-Trading
Breakdown by type of instrument
Millions of Euros
2014 2013 2012
Issued by Central Banks 193 291 334
Spanish government bonds 6,332 5,251 4,968
Foreign government bonds 21,688 19,154 18,068
Issued by Spanish financial institutions 879 596 456
Issued by foreign financial institutions 2,169 2,138 2,089
Other debt securities 2,623 2,172 2,106
Total 33,883 29,602 28,020

10.3 Equity instruments

The breakdown of the balance under this heading in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

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Equity Instruments Held-for-Trading
Breakdown by Issuer
Millions of Euros
2014 2013 2012
Shares of Spanish companies


Credit institutions 865 497 162
Other sectors 1,677 2,255 1,108
Subtotal 2,541 2,752 1,270
Shares of foreign companies


Credit institutions 107 80 75
Other sectors 2,368 1,934 1,570
Subtotal 2,476 2,015 1,645
Total 5,017 4,766 2,915

10.4 Trading derivatives

The trading derivatives portfolio arises from the Group’s need to manage the risks it is exposed to in the normal course of business and also to market certain products amongst the Group’s customers. As of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, trading derivatives were mainly contracted in over-the-counter (OTC) markets, with counterparties which are mainly foreign credit institutions, and related to foreign-exchange, interest-rate and equity risk. Below is a breakdown of the net positions by transaction type of the fair value of trading derivatives recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, divided into organized and OTC markets:

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Outstanding Financial Trading Derivatives 2014 Millions of Euros
Currency Risk Interest Rate Risk Equity Price Risk Precious Metals Risk Commodities Risk Credit Risk Other Risks Total
Organized markets







Financial futures 2 - 1 - - - - 3
Options 1 (2) 315 - (15) - 1 300
Other products (3) (156) - - (6) - - (164)
Subtotal - (158) 316 - (21) - 1 139
OTC markets







Credit institutions







Forward transactions (118) (118) 24 - - - - (212)
Future rate agreements (FRAs) - (469) - - - - - (469)
Swaps 96 (663) (961) - 1 (44) - (1,571)
Options (5) (233) (342) - 1 - - (580)
Other products (771) - - - - - - (771)
Subtotal (798) (1,483) (1,279) - 2 (44) - (3,602)
Other financial institutions







Forward transactions (6) (62) (8) - - - - (75)
Future rate agreements (FRAs) - (248) - - - - - (248)
Swaps 117 (641) (166) - - 254 - (436)
Options (36) (52) (460) - 6 (166) - (708)
Other products 403 - - - - - - 403
Subtotal 478 (1,003) (634) - 6 88 - (1,064)
Other sectors







Forward transactions (13) 171 47 - - - - 204
Future rate agreements (FRAs) - 682 - - - - - 682
Swaps 185 2,635 - - - - - 2,820
Options (87) 48 157 - 4 - - 121
Other products (122) - - - - - - (122)
Subtotal (37) 3,536 204 - 4 - - 3,705
Subtotal (357) 1,050 (1,709) - 12 44 - (961)
Total (357) 892 (1,393) - (9) 44 1 (823)
Of which:







Asset Trading Derivatives 11,409 29,504 2,752 - 14 548 1 44,229
Liability Trading Derivatives (11,766) (28,613) (4,145) - (23) (504) (1) (45,052)
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Outstanding Financial Trading Derivatives 2013 Millions of Euros
Currency Risk Interest Rate Risk Equity Price Risk Precious Metals Risk Commodities Risk Credit Risk Other Risks Total
Organized markets







Financial futures - - 1 - - - - 1
Options 1 - 72 - - - 1 74
Other products - - - - - - - -
Subtotal 1 - 73 - - - 1 75
OTC markets







Credit institutions







Forward transactions (554) 40 - - - - - (514)
Future rate agreements (FRAs) - (63) - - - - - (63)
Swaps 83 (1,394) 9 - 5 - - (1,297)
Options 179 (100) (457) (1) (2) - - (381)
Other products - (10) - - - (45) - (55)
Subtotal (292) (1,527) (448) (1) 3 (45) - (2,310)
Other financial institutions







Forward transactions (137) - - - - - 1 (136)
Future rate agreements (FRAs) - (10) - - - - - (10)
Swaps - 25 12 - - - - 37
Options 29 (108) (320) - - - - (399)
Other products - - - - - 39 - 39
Subtotal (108) (93) (308) - - 39 1 (469)
Other sectors







Forward transactions 176 - - - - - - 176
Future rate agreements (FRAs) - 136 - - - - - 136
Swaps 48 1,357 28 - 3 - - 1,436
Options (24) (7) 449 (2) (3) - - 413
Other products 3 57 - - - - - 60
Subtotal 203 1,543 477 (2) - - - 2,221
Subtotal (197) (77) (279) (3) 3 (6) 1 (556)
Total (196) (77) (206) (3) 3 (6) 2 (481)
Of which:







Asset Trading Derivatives 6,389 27,719 3,073 1 20 430 6 37,638
Liability Trading Derivatives (6,585) (27,797) (3,279) (4) (15) (436) (3) (38,119)
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Outstanding Financial Trading Derivatives 2012 Millions of Euros
Currency Risk Interest Rate Risk Equity Price Risk Precious Metals Risk Commodities Risk Credit Risk Other Risks Total
Organized markets







Financial futures - - 1 - - - - 1
Options (4) - (111) 1 2 - - (112)
Other products - - - - - - - -
Subtotal (4) - (110) 1 2 - - (111)
OTC markets







Credit institutions







Forward transactions (1,108) 109 - - - - - (999)
Future rate agreements (FRAs) - (203) - - - - - (203)
Swaps 70 (2,848) 83 - 12 - - (2,683)
Options 8 212 109 - (4) - 1 326
Other products - (3) - - - (92) - (95)
Subtotal (1,030) (2,733) 192 - 8 (92) 1 (3,654)
Other financial institutions







Forward transactions (22) - - - - - - (22)
Future rate agreements (FRAs) - (28) - - - - - (28)
Swaps - 842 (21) - - - - 821
Options - (4) (366) - - - - (370)
Other products - (5) - - - 108 - 103
Subtotal (22) 805 (387) - - 108 - 504
Other sectors







Forward transactions 235 1 - - - - - 236
Future rate agreements (FRAs) - 302 - - - - - 302
Swaps (16) 1,639 153 - (1) - - 1,775
Options (60) 84 250 (3) - - (4) 267
Other products (3) 80 - - - - - 77
Subtotal 156 2,106 403 (3) (1) - (4) 2,657
Subtotal (896) 178 209 (3) 6 16 (3) (493)
Total (900) 178 99 (3) 8 16 (3) (604)
Of which:







Asset Trading Derivatives 5,722 38,974 3,314 8 76 531 26 48,650
Liability Trading Derivatives (6,622) (38,795) (3,215) (10) (68) (515) (29) (49,254)
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