The category of a Financial Instrument indicates how much risk the our margin model assigns to the Financial Instrument. Shares are categorized from A to D.
For shares with category A, the Event Risk for a Trader Profile is 62.50%. For an Active Profile, the Event Risk is 83.75% for a share in category A.
An overview of the categories and risks is given below:
Trader
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | no category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long | 62,50% | 81,25% | 99,00% | 100,00% | 6,25% | 12,50% | 18,75% | 25,00% | 31,25% | 100,00% | 100,00% |
| Short | 62,50% | 125,00% | 250,00% | 375,00% | 6,25% | 12,50% | 18,75% | 25,00% | 31,25% | 375,00% | 375,00% |
Active
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | no category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long | 83,75% | 83,75% | 99,00% | 100,00% | 83,75% | 83,75% | 83,75% | 83,75% | 83,75% | 100,00% | 100,00% |
| Short | 83,75% | 125,00% | 250,00% | 375,00% | 83,75% | 83,75% | 83,75% | 83,75% | 83,75% | 375,00% | 375,00% |
Please note that the margin percentages of the Trader Profile are used for an Active Profile when a product is a direct derivative of an index (such as an AEX future). For Category A this is 62.50%, Category E 6.25%, etc. For tracking an index through an ETF, this is not the case.
It is not possible to enter a short position for all products that are classified in risk category D. In addition, it is not possible to trade in derivatives of which the underlying falls in category D.