Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Derivatives (Tables)

v3.8.0.1
Derivatives (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Derivative Instruments
The following tables present derivative instruments included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in derivative assets and liabilities at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Balances are presented on a gross basis, prior to the application of counterparty and cash collateral netting. Total derivative assets and liabilities are adjusted on an aggregate basis to take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements and have been reduced by the cash collateral received or paid.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
 
 
Gross Derivative Assets
 
Gross Derivative Liabilities
(Dollars in billions)
Contract/
Notional (1)
 
Trading and Other Risk Management Derivatives
 
Qualifying
Accounting
Hedges
 
Total
 
Trading and Other Risk Management Derivatives
 
Qualifying
Accounting
Hedges
 
Total
Interest rate contracts
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps (2)
$
18,602.5

 
$
179.5

 
$
5.1

 
$
184.6

 
$
176.7

 
$
1.3

 
$
178.0

Futures and forwards (2)
5,957.2

 
0.9

 

 
0.9

 
0.8

 

 
0.8

Written options
1,467.4

 

 

 

 
36.3

 

 
36.3

Purchased options
1,390.7

 
38.5

 

 
38.5

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps
2,011.9

 
36.6

 
2.5

 
39.1

 
37.0

 
3.1

 
40.1

Spot, futures and forwards
4,313.6

 
46.6

 
0.9

 
47.5

 
46.9

 
0.8

 
47.7

Written options
367.3

 

 

 

 
5.7

 

 
5.7

Purchased options
335.7

 
5.2

 

 
5.2

 

 

 

Equity contracts
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps
236.2

 
4.6

 

 
4.6

 
4.6

 

 
4.6

Futures and forwards
100.9

 
1.9

 

 
1.9

 
1.2

 

 
1.2

Written options
524.9

 

 

 

 
25.1

 

 
25.1

Purchased options
467.0

 
25.2

 

 
25.2

 

 

 

Commodity contracts
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps
47.6

 
1.7

 

 
1.7

 
4.2

 

 
4.2

Futures and forwards
51.5

 
3.5

 

 
3.5

 
0.6

 

 
0.6

Written options
25.0

 

 

 

 
1.2

 

 
1.2

Purchased options
26.1

 
1.4

 

 
1.4

 

 

 

Credit derivatives (3)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Purchased credit derivatives:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
Credit default swaps (2)
522.8

 
4.8

 

 
4.8

 
11.2

 

 
11.2

Total return swaps/other
57.6

 
0.1

 

 
0.1

 
1.3

 

 
1.3

Written credit derivatives:


 


 
 

 


 


 
 

 


Credit default swaps (2)
514.5

 
10.9

 

 
10.9

 
4.2

 

 
4.2

Total return swaps/other
55.3

 
0.8

 

 
0.8

 
0.2

 

 
0.2

Gross derivative assets/liabilities
 
 
$
362.2

 
$
8.5

 
$
370.7

 
$
357.2

 
$
5.2

 
$
362.4

Less: Legally enforceable master netting agreements (2)
 

 
 

 
 

 
(296.7
)
 
 

 
 

 
(296.7
)
Less: Cash collateral received/paid (2)
 

 
 

 
 

 
(35.6
)
 
 

 
 

 
(33.9
)
Total derivative assets/liabilities
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
38.4

 
 

 
 

 
$
31.8

(1) 
Represents the total contract/notional amount of derivative assets and liabilities outstanding.
(2) 
Derivative assets and liabilities reflect the effects of contractual amendments by two central clearing counterparties to legally re-characterize daily cash variation margin from collateral, which secures an outstanding exposure, to settlement, which discharges an outstanding exposure. One of these central clearing counterparties amended its governing documents, which became effective in January 2017. In addition, the Corporation elected to transfer its existing positions to the settlement platform for the other central clearing counterparty in September 2017.
(3) 
The net derivative asset and notional amount of written credit derivatives for which the Corporation held purchased credit derivatives with identical underlying referenced names were $6.2 billion and $494.1 billion at September 30, 2017.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
Gross Derivative Assets
 
Gross Derivative Liabilities
(Dollars in billions)
Contract/
Notional (1)
 
Trading and Other Risk Management Derivatives
 
Qualifying
Accounting
Hedges
 
Total
 
Trading and Other Risk Management Derivatives
 
Qualifying
Accounting
Hedges
 
Total
Interest rate contracts
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps
$
16,977.7

 
$
385.0

 
$
5.9

 
$
390.9

 
$
386.9

 
$
2.0

 
$
388.9

Futures and forwards
5,609.5

 
2.2

 

 
2.2

 
2.1

 

 
2.1

Written options
1,146.2

 

 

 

 
52.2

 

 
52.2

Purchased options
1,178.7

 
53.3

 

 
53.3

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps
1,828.6

 
54.6

 
4.2

 
58.8

 
58.8

 
6.2

 
65.0

Spot, futures and forwards
3,410.7

 
58.8

 
1.7

 
60.5

 
56.6

 
0.8

 
57.4

Written options
356.6

 

 

 

 
9.4

 

 
9.4

Purchased options
342.4

 
8.9

 

 
8.9

 

 

 

Equity contracts
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps
189.7

 
3.4

 

 
3.4

 
4.0

 

 
4.0

Futures and forwards
68.7

 
0.9

 

 
0.9

 
0.9

 

 
0.9

Written options
431.5

 

 

 

 
21.4

 

 
21.4

Purchased options
385.5

 
23.9

 

 
23.9

 

 

 

Commodity contracts
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps
48.2

 
2.5

 

 
2.5

 
5.1

 

 
5.1

Futures and forwards
49.1

 
3.6

 

 
3.6

 
0.5

 

 
0.5

Written options
29.3

 

 

 

 
1.9

 

 
1.9

Purchased options
28.9

 
2.0

 

 
2.0

 

 

 

Credit derivatives (2)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Purchased credit derivatives:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Credit default swaps
604.0

 
8.1

 

 
8.1

 
10.3

 

 
10.3

Total return swaps/other
21.2

 
0.4

 

 
0.4

 
1.5

 

 
1.5

Written credit derivatives:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Credit default swaps
614.4

 
10.7

 

 
10.7

 
7.5

 

 
7.5

Total return swaps/other
25.4

 
1.0

 

 
1.0

 
0.2

 

 
0.2

Gross derivative assets/liabilities
 

 
$
619.3

 
$
11.8

 
$
631.1

 
$
619.3

 
$
9.0

 
$
628.3

Less: Legally enforceable master netting agreements
 

 
 

 
 

 
(545.3
)
 
 

 
 

 
(545.3
)
Less: Cash collateral received/paid
 

 
 

 
 

 
(43.3
)
 
 

 
 

 
(43.5
)
Total derivative assets/liabilities
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
42.5

 
 

 
 

 
$
39.5


(1) 
Represents the total contract/notional amount of derivative assets and liabilities outstanding.
(2) 
The net derivative asset and notional amount of written credit derivatives for which the Corporation held purchased credit derivatives with identical underlying referenced names were $2.2 billion and $548.9 billion at December 31, 2016.
Derivative [Line Items]  
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value
The following table summarizes information related to fair value hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, including hedges of interest rate risk on long-term debt that were acquired as part of a business combination and redesignated at that time. At redesignation, the fair value of the derivatives was positive. As the derivatives mature, the fair value will approach zero. As a result, ineffectiveness will occur and the fair value changes in the derivatives and the long-term debt being hedged may be directionally the same in certain scenarios. Based on a regression analysis, the derivatives continue to be highly effective at offsetting changes in the fair value of the long-term debt attributable to interest rate risk.
 
 
 
Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains (Losses)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
(Dollars in millions)
Derivative
 
Hedged
Item
 
Hedge
Ineffectiveness
 
Derivative
 
Hedged
Item
 
Hedge
Ineffectiveness
Interest rate risk on long-term debt (1)
$
(273
)
 
$
169

 
$
(104
)
 
$
(751
)
 
$
313

 
$
(438
)
Interest rate and foreign currency risk on long-term debt (1)
607

 
(593
)
 
14

 
1,631

 
(1,603
)
 
28

Interest rate risk on available-for-sale securities (2)
(8
)
 
7

 
(1
)
 
(71
)
 
40

 
(31
)
Price risk on commodity inventory (3)

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
8

 
(8
)
 

Total
$
326

 
$
(418
)
 
$
(92
)
 
$
817

 
$
(1,258
)
 
$
(441
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Interest rate risk on long-term debt (1)
$
(758
)
 
$
580

 
$
(178
)
 
$
3,166

 
$
(3,654
)
 
$
(488
)
Interest rate and foreign currency risk on long-term debt (1)
16

 
(10
)
 
6

 
360

 
(369
)
 
(9
)
Interest rate risk on available-for-sale securities (2)
235

 
(250
)
 
(15
)
 
(131
)
 
80

 
(51
)
Price risk on commodity inventory (3)
6

 
(6
)
 

 

 

 

Total
$
(501
)
 
$
314

 
$
(187
)
 
$
3,395

 
$
(3,943
)
 
$
(548
)
(1) 
Amounts are recorded in interest expense on long-term debt and in other income.
(2) 
Amounts are recorded in interest income on debt securities.
(3) 
Amounts relating to commodity inventory are recorded in trading account profits.
Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
The table below summarizes certain information related to cash flow hedges and net investment hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. Of the $739 million after-tax net loss ($1.2 billion pre-tax) on derivatives in accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) at September 30, 2017, $102 million after-tax ($164 million pre-tax) is expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months. These net losses reclassified into earnings are expected to primarily reduce net interest income related to the respective hedged items. Amounts related to price risk on restricted stock awards reclassified from accumulated OCI are recorded in personnel expense. For terminated cash flow hedges, the time period over which the majority of the forecasted transactions are hedged is approximately seven years, with a maximum length of time for certain forecasted transactions of 19 years.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017


(Dollars in millions, amounts pre-tax)
Gains (Losses)
Recognized in
Accumulated OCI on Derivatives
 
Gains (Losses)
in Income
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI
 
Hedge
Ineffectiveness and Amounts Excluded
from Effectiveness
Testing
(1)
 
Gains (Losses)
Recognized in
Accumulated OCI on Derivatives
 
Gains (Losses)
in Income
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI
 
Hedge
Ineffectiveness and Amounts Excluded
from Effectiveness
Testing
(1)
Cash flow hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate risk on variable-rate portfolios
$
11

 
$
(54
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
38

 
$
(274
)
 
$
4

Price risk on restricted stock awards (2)
7

 
32

 

 
41

 
103

 

Total
$
18

 
$
(22
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
79

 
$
(171
)
 
$
4

Net investment hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign exchange risk (3)
$
(427
)
 
$
(3
)
 
$
(33
)
 
$
(1,541
)
 
$
1,811

 
$
(82
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Cash flow hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate risk on variable-rate portfolios
$
(8
)
 
$
(119
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
50

 
$
(447
)
 
$
2

Price risk on restricted stock awards (2)
85

 
(8
)
 

 
(114
)
 
(61
)
 

Total
$
77

 
$
(127
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(64
)
 
$
(508
)
 
$
2

Net investment hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign exchange risk
$
214

 
$
2

 
$
(68
)
 
$
173

 
$
3

 
$
(234
)
(1) 
Amounts related to cash flow hedges represent hedge ineffectiveness and amounts related to net investment hedges represent amounts excluded from effectiveness testing.
(2) 
Gains (losses) recognized in accumulated OCI are primarily related to the change in the Corporation’s stock price for the period.
(3) 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, substantially all of the gains in income reclassified from accumulated OCI were comprised of the gain recognized on derivatives used to hedge the currency risk of the Corporation's net investment in its non-U.S. consumer credit card business, which was sold during the second quarter of 2017. For additional information, see Note 12 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Other Risk Management Derivatives
The table below presents gains (losses) on these derivatives for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. These gains (losses) are largely offset by the income or expense that is recorded on the hedged item.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Risk Management Derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains (Losses)
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Interest rate risk on mortgage banking income (1)
$
1

 
$
57

 
$
32

 
$
882

Credit risk on loans (2)

 
(7
)
 
(3
)
 
(103
)
Interest rate and foreign currency risk on ALM activities (3)
26

 
(262
)
 
(26
)
 
(1,970
)
Price risk on restricted stock awards (4)
33

 
199

 
161

 
(569
)
Other

 

 
5

 
40

(1) 
Net gains on these derivatives are recorded in mortgage banking income as they are used to mitigate the interest rate risk related to mortgage servicing rights (MSRs), interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) and mortgage loans held-for-sale, all of which are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in mortgage banking income. The net gains on IRLCs related to the origination of mortgage loans that are held-for-sale, which are not included in the table but are considered derivative instruments, were $76 million and $192 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $185 million and $514 million for the same periods in 2016.
(2) 
Primarily related to derivatives that are economic hedges of credit risk on loans. Net gains (losses) on these derivatives are recorded in other income.
(3) 
Primarily related to hedges of debt securities carried at fair value and hedges of foreign currency-denominated debt. Gains (losses) on these derivatives and the related hedged items are recorded in other income.
(4) 
Gains (losses) on these derivatives are recorded in personnel expense.
Schedule of Derivative Instruments Included in Trading Activities
The following table, which includes both derivatives and non-derivative cash instruments, identifies the amounts in the respective income statement line items attributable to the Corporation’s sales and trading revenue in Global Markets, categorized by primary risk, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. The difference between total trading account profits in the following table and in the Consolidated Statement of Income represents trading activities in business segments other than Global Markets. This table includes DVA and funding valuation adjustment (FVA) gains (losses). Global Markets results in Note 17 – Business Segment Information are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis. The following table is not presented on an FTE basis.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and Trading Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
(Dollars in millions)
Trading Account Profits
 
Net Interest Income
 
Other (1)
 
Total
 
Trading Account Profits
 
Net Interest Income
 
Other (1)
 
Total
Interest rate risk
$
441

 
$
224

 
$
91

 
$
756

 
$
1,115

 
$
763

 
$
325

 
$
2,203

Foreign exchange risk
348

 
2

 
(40
)
 
310

 
1,063

 
(2
)
 
(119
)
 
942

Equity risk
640

 
(142
)
 
464

 
962

 
2,088

 
(372
)
 
1,426

 
3,142

Credit risk
251

 
624

 
104

 
979

 
1,200

 
1,886

 
450

 
3,536

Other risk
34

 
8

 
17

 
59

 
168

 
18

 
67

 
253

Total sales and trading revenue
$
1,714

 
$
716

 
$
636

 
$
3,066

 
$
5,634

 
$
2,293

 
$
2,149

 
$
10,076

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Interest rate risk
$
511

 
$
307

 
$
83

 
$
901

 
$
1,430

 
$
1,073

 
$
210

 
$
2,713

Foreign exchange risk
319

 
(4
)
 
(39
)
 
276

 
1,003

 
(7
)
 
(112
)
 
884

Equity risk
463

 
31

 
467

 
961

 
1,481

 
15

 
1,573

 
3,069

Credit risk
598

 
634

 
123

 
1,355

 
1,224

 
1,895

 
380

 
3,499

Other risk
43

 
7

 
8

 
58

 
263

 
(19
)
 
34

 
278

Total sales and trading revenue
$
1,934

 
$
975

 
$
642

 
$
3,551

 
$
5,401

 
$
2,957

 
$
2,085

 
$
10,443

(1) 
Represents amounts in investment and brokerage services and other income that are recorded in Global Markets and included in the definition of sales and trading revenue. Includes investment and brokerage services revenue of $488 million and $1.5 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $485 million and $1.6 billion for the same periods in 2016.
Disclosure of Credit Derivatives
Credit derivative instruments where the Corporation is the seller of credit protection and their expiration at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are summarized in the following table.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit Derivative Instruments
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
Carrying Value
(Dollars in millions)
Less than
One Year
 
One to
Three Years
 
Three to
Five Years
 
Over Five
Years
 
Total
Credit default swaps:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
$
10

 
$
27

 
$
175

 
$
389

 
$
601

Non-investment grade
237

 
571

 
462

 
2,343

 
3,613

Total
247

 
598

 
637

 
2,732

 
4,214

Total return swaps/other:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
39

 

 

 

 
39

Non-investment grade
153

 

 

 

 
153

Total
192

 

 

 

 
192

Total credit derivatives
$
439

 
$
598

 
$
637

 
$
2,732

 
$
4,406

Credit-related notes:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
$

 
$

 
$
84

 
$
702

 
$
786

Non-investment grade
20

 
12

 
31

 
1,416

 
1,479

Total credit-related notes
$
20

 
$
12

 
$
115

 
$
2,118

 
$
2,265

 
Maximum Payout/Notional
Credit default swaps:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
$
76,594

 
$
117,714

 
$
109,875

 
$
38,025

 
$
342,208

Non-investment grade
62,935

 
43,775

 
44,094

 
21,466

 
172,270

Total
139,529

 
161,489

 
153,969

 
59,491

 
514,478

Total return swaps/other:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
36,743

 

 

 

 
36,743

Non-investment grade
13,232

 
4,792

 
143

 
404

 
18,571

Total
49,975

 
4,792

 
143

 
404

 
55,314

Total credit derivatives
$
189,504

 
$
166,281

 
$
154,112

 
$
59,895

 
$
569,792

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
Carrying Value
Credit default swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
$
10

 
$
64

 
$
535

 
$
783

 
$
1,392

Non-investment grade
771

 
1,053

 
908

 
3,339

 
6,071

Total
781

 
1,117

 
1,443

 
4,122

 
7,463

Total return swaps/other:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
16

 

 

 

 
16

Non-investment grade
127

 
10

 
2

 
1

 
140

Total
143

 
10

 
2

 
1

 
156

Total credit derivatives
$
924

 
$
1,127

 
$
1,445

 
$
4,123

 
$
7,619

Credit-related notes:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
$

 
$
12

 
$
542

 
$
1,423

 
$
1,977

Non-investment grade
70

 
22

 
60

 
1,318

 
1,470

Total credit-related notes
$
70

 
$
34

 
$
602

 
$
2,741

 
$
3,447

 
Maximum Payout/Notional
Credit default swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
$
121,083

 
$
143,200

 
$
116,540

 
$
21,905

 
$
402,728

Non-investment grade
84,755

 
67,160

 
41,001

 
18,711

 
211,627

Total
205,838

 
210,360

 
157,541

 
40,616

 
614,355

Total return swaps/other:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
12,792

 

 

 

 
12,792

Non-investment grade
6,638

 
5,127

 
589

 
208

 
12,562

Total
19,430

 
5,127

 
589

 
208

 
25,354

Total credit derivatives
$
225,268

 
$
215,487

 
$
158,130

 
$
40,824

 
$
639,709

Additional Collateral Required to be Posted Upon Downgrade
The following table presents the amount of additional collateral that would have been contractually required by derivative contracts and other trading agreements at September 30, 2017 if the rating agencies had downgraded their long-term senior debt ratings for the Corporation or certain subsidiaries by one incremental notch and by an additional second incremental notch.
 
 
 
Additional Collateral Required to be Posted Upon Downgrade
 
September 30, 2017
(Dollars in millions)
One
incremental notch
Second
incremental notch
Bank of America Corporation
$
512

$
668

Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries (1)
387

300

(1) 
Included in Bank of America Corporation collateral requirements in this table.
Derivative Liability Subject to Unilateral Termination Upon Downgrade
The table below presents the derivative liabilities that would be subject to unilateral termination by counterparties and the amounts of collateral that would have been contractually required at September 30, 2017 if the long-term senior debt ratings for the Corporation or certain subsidiaries had been lower by one incremental notch and by an additional second incremental notch.
 
 
 
Derivative Liabilities Subject to Unilateral Termination Upon Downgrade
 
September 30, 2017
(Dollars in millions)
One
incremental notch
Second
incremental notch
Derivative liabilities
$
468

$
1,122

Collateral posted
387

857

Valuation Adjustments on Derivatives
The table below presents credit valuation adjustment (CVA), DVA and FVA gains (losses) on derivatives, which are recorded in trading account profits, on a gross and net of hedge basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. For more information on the valuation adjustments on derivatives, see Note 2 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation Adjustments on Derivatives (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains (Losses)
Three Months Ended September 30
 
2017
 
2016
(Dollars in millions)
Gross
Net
 
Gross
Net
Derivative assets (CVA)
$
23

$
15

 
$
280

$
66

Derivative assets/liabilities (FVA)
37

43

 
42

51

Derivative liabilities (DVA)
29

17

 
(125
)
(103
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2017
 
2016
 
Gross
Net
 
Gross
Net
Derivative assets (CVA)
$
281

$
93

 
$
45

$
151

Derivative assets/liabilities (FVA)
113

140

 
9

20

Derivative liabilities (DVA)
(249
)
(201
)
 
106

(60
)
(1) 
At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, cumulative CVA reduced the derivative assets balance by $726 million and $1.0 billion, cumulative FVA reduced the net derivatives balance by $182 million and $296 million, and cumulative DVA reduced the derivative liabilities balance by $525 million and $774 million, respectively.
Derivative  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Offsetting Liabilities
The following table presents derivative instruments included in derivative assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 by primary risk (e.g., interest rate risk) and the platform, where applicable, on which these derivatives are transacted. Balances are presented on a gross basis, prior to the application of counterparty and cash collateral netting. Total gross derivative assets and liabilities are adjusted on an aggregate basis to take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements which includes reducing the balance for counterparty netting and cash collateral received or paid.
For more information on offsetting of securities financing agreements, see Note 9 – Federal Funds Sold or Purchased, Securities Financing Agreements and Short-term Borrowings.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Offsetting of Derivatives (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
(Dollars in billions)
Derivative
Assets
 
Derivative Liabilities
 
Derivative
Assets
 
Derivative Liabilities
Interest rate contracts
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Over-the-counter
$
219.1

 
$
211.3

 
$
267.3

 
$
258.2

Over-the-counter cleared (2)
2.3

 
2.3

 
177.2

 
182.8

Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
88.2

 
90.7

 
124.3

 
126.7

Over-the-counter cleared
0.7

 
0.6

 
0.3

 
0.3

Equity contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
18.3

 
17.3

 
15.6

 
13.7

Exchange-traded
9.5

 
9.7

 
11.4

 
10.8

Commodity contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
2.7

 
4.0

 
3.7

 
4.9

Exchange-traded
0.7

 
0.6

 
1.1

 
1.0

Credit derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
10.1

 
10.5

 
15.3

 
14.7

Over-the-counter cleared (2)
6.1

 
6.0

 
4.3

 
4.3

Total gross derivative assets/liabilities, before netting
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
338.4

 
333.8

 
426.2

 
418.2

Exchange-traded
10.2

 
10.3

 
12.5

 
11.8

Over-the-counter cleared (2)
9.1

 
8.9

 
181.8

 
187.4

Less: Legally enforceable master netting agreements and cash collateral received/paid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
(314.9
)
 
(312.8
)
 
(398.2
)
 
(392.6
)
Exchange-traded
(9.2
)
 
(9.2
)
 
(8.9
)
 
(8.9
)
Over-the-counter cleared (2)
(8.2
)
 
(8.6
)
 
(181.5
)
 
(187.3
)
Derivative assets/liabilities, after netting
25.4

 
22.4

 
31.9

 
28.6

Other gross derivative assets/liabilities (3)
13.0

 
9.4

 
10.6

 
10.9

Total derivative assets/liabilities
38.4

 
31.8

 
42.5

 
39.5

Less: Financial instruments collateral (4)
(11.3
)
 
(9.6
)
 
(13.5
)
 
(10.5
)
Total net derivative assets/liabilities
$
27.1

 
$
22.2

 
$
29.0

 
$
29.0


(1) 
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives include bilateral transactions between the Corporation and a particular counterparty. OTC-cleared derivatives include bilateral transactions between the Corporation and a counterparty where the transaction is cleared through a clearinghouse, and exchange-traded derivatives include listed options transacted on an exchange.
(2) 
Derivative assets and liabilities reflect the effects of contractual amendments by two central clearing counterparties to legally re-characterize daily cash variation margin from collateral, which secures an outstanding exposure, to settlement, which discharges an outstanding exposure. One of these central clearing counterparties amended its governing documents, which became effective in January 2017. In addition, the Corporation elected to transfer its existing positions to the settlement platform for the other central clearing counterparty in September 2017.
(3) 
Consists of derivatives entered into under master netting agreements where the enforceability of these agreements is uncertain under bankruptcy laws in some countries or industries.
(4) 
Amounts are limited to the derivative asset/liability balance and, accordingly, do not include excess collateral received/pledged. Financial instruments collateral includes securities collateral received or pledged and cash securities held and posted at third-party custodians that are not offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet but shown as a reduction to derive net derivative assets and liabilities.
Offsetting Assets
The following table presents derivative instruments included in derivative assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 by primary risk (e.g., interest rate risk) and the platform, where applicable, on which these derivatives are transacted. Balances are presented on a gross basis, prior to the application of counterparty and cash collateral netting. Total gross derivative assets and liabilities are adjusted on an aggregate basis to take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements which includes reducing the balance for counterparty netting and cash collateral received or paid.
For more information on offsetting of securities financing agreements, see Note 9 – Federal Funds Sold or Purchased, Securities Financing Agreements and Short-term Borrowings.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Offsetting of Derivatives (1)