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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
2013 2012 2011
ASSETS-


Loans and advances to customers 106 244 -
Debt securities 29,602 28,020 20,946
Equity instruments 4,766 2,915 2,192
Trading derivatives 37,638 48,650 47,333
Total 72,112 79,829 70,471
LIABILITIES-


Trading derivatives 38,119 49,254 46,567
Short positions 7,529 6,580 4,611
Total 45,648 55,834 51,178

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
2013 2012 2011
Issued by Central Banks 291 334 402
Spanish government bonds 5,251 4,968 4,324
Foreign government bonds 19,154 18,068 13,229
Issued by Spanish financial institutions 596 456 566
Issued by foreign financial institutions 2,138 2,089 1,323
Other debt securities 2,172 2,106 1,102
Total 29,602 28,020 20,946

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
2013 2012 2011
Shares of Spanish companies


Credit institutions 497 162 62
Other sectors 2,255 1,108 600
Subtotal 2,752 1,270 662
Shares of foreign companies


Credit institutions 80 75 128
Other sectors 1,934 1,570 1,402
Subtotal 2,015 1,645 1,530
Total 4,766 2,915 2,192

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, 2013, 2012 and 2011, 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 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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Outstanding Financial Trading Derivatives 2011 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 (0) 2 7 - - - - 9
Options (11) (0) (147) 5 (9) - - (162)
Other products - - - - - - - -
Subtotal (11) 2 (140) 5 (9) - - (153)
OTC markets







Credit institutions







Forward transactions (178) - - - - - - (178)
Future rate agreements (FRAs) - (220) - - - - - (220)
Swaps (299) (3,960) 67 1 40 - - (4,150)
Options 110 605 (747) - - - 1 (31)
Other products - 11 - - - (432) - (421)
Subtotal (367) (3,565) (679) 1 40 (432) 1 (5,001)
Other financial institutions







Forward transactions (7) - - - - - - (7)
Future rate agreements (FRAs) - (21) - - - - - (21)
Swaps - 1,460 12 - (2) - - 1,470
Options 9 (177) (64) - - - - (232)
Other products - - - - - 577 - 577
Subtotal 2 1,262 (52) - (2) 577 - 1,787
Other sectors







Forward transactions 392 - - - - - - 392
Future rate agreements (FRAs) - 311 - - - - - 311
Swaps 31 2,536 409 - 40 - - 3,016
Options (79) 164 330 - - - 9 424
Other products - 8 - - - (18) - (10)
Subtotal 343 3,020 739 - 40 (18) 9 4,133
Subtotal (21) 717 7 1 78 127 10 919
Total (32) 719 (133) 6 69 127 10 766
Of which:







Asset Trading Derivatives 8,892 32,837 3,178 45 284 2,064 33 47,333
Liability Trading Derivatives (8,923) (32,118) (3,311) (39) (215) (1,937) (24) (46,567)
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