Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Derivatives

v3.19.1
Derivatives
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivatives Derivatives
Derivative Balances
Derivatives are entered into on behalf of customers, for trading or to support risk management activities. Derivatives used in risk management activities include derivatives that may or may not be designated in qualifying hedge accounting relationships. Derivatives that are not designated in qualifying hedge accounting relationships are referred to as other risk management derivatives. For more information on the Corporation’s derivatives and hedging activities, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting
Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following tables present derivative instruments included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in derivative assets and liabilities at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. 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 cash collateral received or paid.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
 
 
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
$
19,100.3

 
$
152.8

 
$
5.3

 
$
158.1

 
$
153.4

 
$
1.1

 
$
154.5

Futures and forwards
5,526.5

 
2.9

 

 
2.9

 
3.1

 

 
3.1

Written options
1,604.1

 

 

 

 
30.8

 

 
30.8

Purchased options
1,638.6

 
34.1

 

 
34.1

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

 


Swaps
1,732.6

 
35.7

 
1.4

 
37.1

 
37.5

 
1.8

 
39.3

Spot, futures and forwards
5,229.9

 
33.3

 
0.4

 
33.7

 
32.9

 
0.2

 
33.1

Written options
306.6

 

 

 

 
4.5

 

 
4.5

Purchased options
291.8

 
4.1

 

 
4.1

 

 

 

Equity contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

 


Swaps
278.4

 
5.3

 

 
5.3

 
6.4

 

 
6.4

Futures and forwards
119.9

 
0.4

 

 
0.4

 
0.6

 

 
0.6

Written options
714.9

 

 

 

 
29.5

 

 
29.5

Purchased options
667.9

 
35.6

 

 
35.6

 

 

 

Commodity contracts
 

 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

 


Swaps
43.7

 
1.6

 

 
1.6

 
3.7

 

 
3.7

Futures and forwards
57.8

 
3.1

 

 
3.1

 
0.5

 

 
0.5

Written options
26.9

 

 

 

 
1.1

 

 
1.1

Purchased options
27.0

 
1.1

 

 
1.1

 

 

 

Credit derivatives (2)
 

 
 
 
 

 


 
 
 
 

 


Purchased credit derivatives:
 

 
 
 
 

 


 
 
 
 

 


Credit default swaps
425.4

 
4.2

 

 
4.2

 
6.3

 

 
6.3

Total return swaps/options
79.4

 
0.2

 

 
0.2

 
1.0

 

 
1.0

Written credit derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 

 


 
 
 
 

 


Credit default swaps
382.6

 
6.0

 

 
6.0

 
3.4

 

 
3.4

Total return swaps/options
73.3

 
0.7

 

 
0.7

 
0.4

 

 
0.4

Gross derivative assets/liabilities
 
 
$
321.1

 
$
7.1

 
$
328.2

 
$
315.1

 
$
3.1

 
$
318.2

Less: Legally enforceable master netting agreements
 

 


 
 

 
(253.3
)
 
 

 
 

 
(253.3
)
Less: Cash collateral received/paid
 

 
 

 
 

 
(32.5
)
 
 

 
 

 
(28.6
)
Total derivative assets/liabilities
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
42.4

 
 

 
 

 
$
36.3

(1) 
Represents the total contract/notional amount of derivative assets and liabilities outstanding.
(2) 
The net derivative asset (liability) and notional amount of written credit derivatives for which the Corporation held purchased credit derivatives with identical underlying referenced names were $2.0 billion and $361.9 billion at March 31, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
 
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
$
15,977.9

 
$
141.0

 
$
3.2

 
$
144.2

 
$
138.9

 
$
2.0

 
$
140.9

Futures and forwards
3,656.6

 
4.7

 

 
4.7

 
5.0

 

 
5.0

Written options
1,584.9

 

 

 

 
28.6

 

 
28.6

Purchased options
1,614.0

 
30.8

 

 
30.8

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps
1,704.8

 
38.8

 
1.4

 
40.2

 
42.2

 
2.3

 
44.5

Spot, futures and forwards
4,276.0

 
39.8

 
0.4

 
40.2

 
39.3

 
0.3

 
39.6

Written options
256.7

 

 

 

 
5.0

 

 
5.0

Purchased options
240.4

 
4.6

 

 
4.6

 

 

 

Equity contracts
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps
253.6

 
7.7

 

 
7.7

 
8.4

 

 
8.4

Futures and forwards
100.0

 
2.1

 

 
2.1

 
0.3

 

 
0.3

Written options
597.1

 

 

 

 
27.5

 

 
27.5

Purchased options
549.4

 
36.0

 

 
36.0

 

 

 

Commodity contracts
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps
43.1

 
2.7

 

 
2.7

 
4.5

 

 
4.5

Futures and forwards
51.7

 
3.2

 

 
3.2

 
0.5

 

 
0.5

Written options
27.5

 

 

 

 
2.2

 

 
2.2

Purchased options
23.4

 
1.7

 

 
1.7

 

 

 

Credit derivatives (2)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Purchased credit derivatives:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Credit default swaps
408.1

 
5.3

 

 
5.3

 
4.9

 

 
4.9

Total return swaps/options
84.5

 
0.4

 

 
0.4

 
1.0

 

 
1.0

Written credit derivatives:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Credit default swaps
371.9

 
4.4

 

 
4.4

 
4.3

 

 
4.3

Total return swaps/options
87.3

 
0.6

 

 
0.6

 
0.6

 

 
0.6

Gross derivative assets/liabilities
 

 
$
323.8

 
$
5.0

 
$
328.8

 
$
313.2

 
$
4.6

 
$
317.8

Less: Legally enforceable master netting agreements
 

 
 

 
 

 
(252.7
)
 
 

 
 

 
(252.7
)
Less: Cash collateral received/paid
 

 
 

 
 

 
(32.4
)
 
 

 
 

 
(27.2
)
Total derivative assets/liabilities
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
43.7

 
 

 
 

 
$
37.9

(1) 
Represents the total contract/notional amount of derivative assets and liabilities outstanding.
(2) 
The net derivative asset (liability) and notional amount of written credit derivatives for which the Corporation held purchased credit derivatives with identical underlying referenced names were $(185) million and $342.8 billion at December 31, 2018.
Offsetting of Derivatives
The Corporation enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) master netting agreements or similar agreements with substantially all of the Corporation’s derivative counterparties. For additional information, see Note 3 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The following table presents derivative instruments included in derivative assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 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 include reducing the balance for counterparty netting and cash collateral received or paid.
For more information on offsetting of securities financing agreements, see Note 10 – Federal Funds Sold or Purchased, Securities Financing Agreements, Short-term Borrowings and Restricted Cash.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Offsetting of Derivatives (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative
Assets
 
Derivative Liabilities
 
Derivative
Assets
 
Derivative Liabilities
(Dollars in billions)
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Interest rate contracts
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Over-the-counter
$
187.9

 
$
181.9

 
$
174.2

 
$
169.4

Over-the-counter cleared
5.5

 
4.7

 
4.8

 
4.0

Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
72.7

 
74.2

 
82.5

 
86.3

Over-the-counter cleared
1.0

 
1.1

 
0.9

 
0.9

Equity contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
21.0

 
14.7

 
24.6

 
14.6

Exchange-traded
14.2

 
13.3

 
16.1

 
15.1

Commodity contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
2.3

 
3.5

 
3.5

 
4.5

Exchange-traded
0.7

 
0.6

 
1.0

 
0.9

Credit derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
7.1

 
7.6

 
7.7

 
8.2

Over-the-counter cleared
3.3

 
3.1

 
2.5

 
2.3

Total gross derivative assets/liabilities, before netting
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
291.0

 
281.9

 
292.5

 
283.0

Exchange-traded
14.9

 
13.9

 
17.1

 
16.0

Over-the-counter cleared
9.8

 
8.9

 
8.2

 
7.2

Less: Legally enforceable master netting agreements and cash collateral received/paid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
(265.7
)
 
(262.3
)
 
(264.4
)
 
(259.2
)
Exchange-traded
(12.3
)
 
(12.3
)
 
(13.5
)
 
(13.5
)
Over-the-counter cleared
(7.8
)
 
(7.3
)
 
(7.2
)
 
(7.2
)
Derivative assets/liabilities, after netting
29.9

 
22.8

 
32.7

 
26.3

Other gross derivative assets/liabilities (2)
12.5

 
13.5

 
11.0

 
11.6

Total derivative assets/liabilities
42.4

 
36.3

 
43.7

 
37.9

Less: Financial instruments collateral (3)
(15.4
)
 
(9.5
)
 
(16.3
)
 
(8.6
)
Total net derivative assets/liabilities
$
27.0

 
$
26.8

 
$
27.4

 
$
29.3

(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. Exchange-traded derivatives include listed options transacted on an exchange.
(2) 
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.
(3) 
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.
ALM and Risk Management Derivatives
The Corporation’s asset and liability management (ALM) and risk management activities include the use of derivatives to mitigate risk to the Corporation including derivatives designated in qualifying hedge accounting relationships and derivatives used in other risk management activities. For additional information, see Note 3 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Derivatives Designated as Accounting Hedges
The Corporation uses various types of interest rate and foreign exchange derivative contracts to protect against changes in the
fair value of its assets and liabilities due to fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates (fair value hedges). The Corporation also uses these types of contracts to protect against changes in the cash flows of its assets and liabilities, and other forecasted transactions (cash flow hedges). The Corporation hedges its net investment in consolidated non-U.S. operations determined to have functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar using forward exchange contracts and cross-currency basis swaps, and by issuing foreign currency-denominated debt (net investment hedges).
Fair Value Hedges
The table below summarizes information related to fair value hedges for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains and Losses on Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31
 
2019
 
2018
(Dollars in millions)
Derivative
 
Hedged Item
 
Derivative
 
Hedged Item
Interest rate risk on long-term debt (1)
$
1,913

 
$
(1,929
)
 
$
(2,305
)
 
$
2,236

Interest rate and foreign currency risk on long-term debt (2)
57

 
(48
)
 
322

 
(346
)
Interest rate risk on available-for-sale securities (3)
(45
)
 
43

 
(31
)
 
30

Total
$
1,925

 
$
(1,934
)
 
$
(2,014
)

$
1,920


(1) 
Amounts are recorded in interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Income.
(2) 
For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the derivative amount includes gains of $170 million and losses of $64 million in interest expense and losses of $121 million and gains of $433 million in other income. Line item totals are in the Consolidated Statement of Income.
(3) 
Amounts are recorded in interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Income.
The table below summarizes the carrying value of hedged assets and liabilities that are designated and qualifying in fair value hedging relationships along with the cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments included in the carrying value that have been recorded in the current hedging relationships. These fair value hedging adjustments are open basis adjustments that are not subject to amortization as long as the hedging relationship remains designated.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Designated Fair Value Hedged Assets (Liabilities)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
(Dollars in millions)
Carrying Value
 
Cumulative
Fair Value Adjustments (1)
 
Carrying Value
 
Cumulative
Fair Value Adjustments (1)
Long-term debt
$
(148,566
)
 
$
(4,691
)
 
$
(138,682
)
 
$
(2,117
)
Available-for-sale debt securities
1,596

 
4

 
981

 
(29
)
(1) 
For assets, increase (decrease) to carrying value and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to carrying value.
At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the cumulative fair value adjustments remaining on long-term debt and available-for-sale (AFS) debt securities from discontinued hedging relationships resulted in a decrease to the related liability of $1.7 billion and $1.6 billion and an increase (decrease) to the related asset of $2 million and $(29) million, which are being amortized over the remaining contractual life of the de-designated hedged items.
Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
The following table summarizes certain information related to cash flow hedges and net investment hedges for the three months
ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Of the $787 million after-tax net loss ($1.0 billion pretax) on derivatives in accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) at March 31, 2019, $196 million after-tax ($258 million pretax) 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. For terminated cash flow hedges, the time period over which the majority of the forecasted transactions are hedged is approximately 4 years, with a maximum length of time for certain forecasted transactions of 17 years.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains and Losses on Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31
 
2019
 
2018
(Dollars in millions)
Gains (Losses) Recognized in
Accumulated OCI on Derivatives
 
Gains (Losses) in Income
Reclassified from Accumulated OCI
 
Gains (Losses) Recognized in
Accumulated OCI on Derivatives
 
Gains (Losses) in Income
Reclassified from Accumulated OCI
Cash flow hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate risk on variable-rate assets (1)
$
254

 
$
(23
)
 
$
(428
)
 
$
(50
)
Price risk on certain restricted stock awards (2)

 

 
4

 
27

Total
$
254

 
$
(23
)

$
(424
)
 
$
(23
)
Net investment hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange risk (3)
$
6

 
$
1

 
$
(244
)
 
$
(1
)

(1) 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI are recorded in interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Income.
(2) 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI are recorded in compensation and benefits expense in the Consolidated Statement of Income.
(3) 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI are recorded in other income in the Consolidated Statement of Income. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, amounts excluded from effectiveness testing and recognized in other income were gains of $53 million and $4 million.
Other Risk Management Derivatives
Other risk management derivatives are used by the Corporation to reduce certain risk exposures by economically hedging various assets and liabilities. The gains and losses on these derivatives are recognized in other income. The table below presents gains (losses) on these derivatives for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. These gains (losses) are largely offset by the income or expense recorded on the hedged item.
 
 
 
 
Gains and Losses on Other Risk Management Derivatives
 
 
 
 

Three Months Ended March 31
(Dollars in millions)
2019
 
2018
Interest rate risk on mortgage activities (1)
$
104

 
$
(135
)
Credit risk on loans
(26
)
 
(3
)
Interest rate and foreign currency risk on ALM activities (2)
1,112

 
(139
)

(1) 
Primarily related to hedges of interest rate risk on mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) and interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) to originate mortgage loans that will be held for sale. The net gains on IRLCs, which are not included in the table but are considered derivative instruments, were $12 million and $14 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
(2) 
Primarily related to hedges of debt securities carried at fair value and hedges of foreign currency-denominated debt.
Transfers of Financial Assets with Risk Retained through Derivatives
The Corporation enters into certain transactions involving the transfer of financial assets that are accounted for as sales where substantially all of the economic exposure to the transferred financial assets is retained through derivatives (e.g., interest rate and/or credit), but the Corporation does not retain control over the assets transferred. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Corporation had transferred $5.7 billion and $5.8 billion of non-U.S. government-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities (MBS) to a third-party trust and retained economic exposure to the transferred assets through derivative contracts. In connection with these transfers, the Corporation received gross cash proceeds of $5.6 billion and $5.8 billion at the transfer dates. At both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the fair value of the transferred securities was $5.5 billion.
Sales and Trading Revenue
The Corporation enters into trading derivatives to facilitate client transactions and to manage risk exposures arising from trading account assets and liabilities. It is the Corporation’s policy to include these derivative instruments in its trading activities which include derivatives and non-derivative cash instruments. The resulting risk from these derivatives is managed on a portfolio basis as part of the Corporation’s Global Markets business segment. For more information on sales and trading revenue, see Note 3 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The table below, 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 months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The difference between total trading account income in the following table and in the Consolidated Statement of Income represents trading activities in business segments other than Global Markets. This table includes debit valuation adjustment (DVA) and funding valuation adjustment (FVA) gains (losses). Global Markets results in Note 18 – Business Segment Information are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis. The table below is not presented on an FTE basis.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and Trading Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading Account Income
 
Net Interest
Income
 
Other (1)
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Interest rate risk
$
286

 
$
414

 
$
82

 
$
782

Foreign exchange risk
318

 
16

 
3

 
337

Equity risk
969

 
(176
)
 
395

 
1,188

Credit risk
501

 
429

 
134

 
1,064

Other risk
9

 
19

 
12

 
40

Total sales and trading revenue
$
2,083

 
$
702

 
$
626

 
$
3,411

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Interest rate risk
$
459

 
$
413

 
$
71

 
$
943

Foreign exchange risk
402

 
(1
)
 
4

 
405

Equity risk
1,126

 
(96
)
 
457

 
1,487

Credit risk
540

 
466

 
147

 
1,153

Other risk
29

 
47

 
15

 
91

Total sales and trading revenue
$
2,556

 
$
829

 
$
694

 
$
4,079

(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 $433 million and $476 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
Credit Derivatives
The Corporation enters into credit derivatives primarily to facilitate client transactions and to manage credit risk exposures. Credit derivatives are classified as investment and non-investment grade based on the credit quality of the underlying referenced obligation. The Corporation considers ratings of BBB- or higher as investment grade. Non-investment grade includes non-rated credit derivative instruments. The Corporation discloses internal categorizations of investment grade and non-investment grade consistent with how risk is managed for these instruments. For more information on credit derivatives, see Note 3 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Credit derivative instruments where the Corporation is the seller of credit protection and their expiration at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are summarized in the following table.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit Derivative Instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less than
One Year
 
One to
Three Years
 
Three to
Five Years
 
Over Five
Years
 
Total
 
March 31, 2019
(Dollars in millions)
Carrying Value
Credit default swaps:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
$

 
$
7

 
$
188

 
$
505

 
$
700

Non-investment grade
174

 
486

 
757

 
1,311

 
2,728

Total
174

 
493

 
945

 
1,816

 
3,428

Total return swaps/options:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
35

 

 

 

 
35

Non-investment grade
305

 
17

 

 

 
322

Total
340

 
17

 

 

 
357

Total credit derivatives
$
514

 
$
510

 
$
945

 
$
1,816

 
$
3,785

Credit-related notes:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
$

 
$
3

 
$

 
$
575

 
$
578

Non-investment grade
1

 

 
1

 
1,569

 
1,571

Total credit-related notes
$
1

 
$
3

 
$
1

 
$
2,144

 
$
2,149

 
Maximum Payout/Notional
Credit default swaps:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
$
52,444

 
$
95,398

 
$
118,377

 
$
10,881

 
$
277,100

Non-investment grade
21,642

 
31,254

 
41,546

 
11,064

 
105,506

Total
74,086

 
126,652

 
159,923

 
21,945

 
382,606

Total return swaps/options:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
54,991

 
430

 
60

 
73

 
55,554

Non-investment grade
17,245

 
436

 
39

 
65

 
17,785

Total
72,236

 
866

 
99

 
138

 
73,339

Total credit derivatives
$
146,322

 
$
127,518

 
$
160,022

 
$
22,083

 
$
455,945

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Carrying Value
Credit default swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
$
2

 
$
44

 
$
436

 
$
488

 
$
970

Non-investment grade
132

 
636

 
914

 
1,691

 
3,373

Total
134

 
680

 
1,350

 
2,179

 
4,343

Total return swaps/options:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
105

 

 

 

 
105

Non-investment grade
472

 
21

 

 

 
493

Total
577

 
21

 

 

 
598

Total credit derivatives
$
711

 
$
701

 
$
1,350

 
$
2,179

 
$
4,941

Credit-related notes:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
$

 
$

 
$
4

 
$
532

 
$
536

Non-investment grade
1

 
1

 
1

 
1,500

 
1,503

Total credit-related notes
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
5

 
$
2,032

 
$
2,039

 
Maximum Payout/Notional
Credit default swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
$
53,758

 
$
95,699

 
$
95,274

 
$
20,054

 
$
264,785

Non-investment grade
24,297

 
33,881

 
34,530

 
14,426

 
107,134

Total
78,055

 
129,580

 
129,804

 
34,480

 
371,919

Total return swaps/options:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade
60,042

 
822

 
59

 
72

 
60,995

Non-investment grade
24,524

 
1,649

 
39

 
70

 
26,282

Total
84,566

 
2,471

 
98

 
142

 
87,277

Total credit derivatives
$
162,621

 
$
132,051

 
$
129,902

 
$
34,622

 
$
459,196


The notional amount represents the maximum amount payable by the Corporation for most credit derivatives. However, the Corporation does not monitor its exposure to credit derivatives based solely on the notional amount because this measure does not take into consideration the probability of occurrence. As such, the notional amount is not a reliable indicator of the Corporation’s exposure to these contracts. Instead, a risk framework is used to define risk tolerances and establish limits so that certain credit risk-related losses occur within acceptable, predefined limits.
Credit-related notes in the table above include investments in securities issued by collateralized debt obligation (CDO), collateralized loan obligation and credit-linked note vehicles. These instruments are primarily classified as trading securities. The carrying value of these instruments equals the Corporation’s maximum exposure to loss. The Corporation is not obligated to make any payments to the entities under the terms of the securities owned.
Credit-related Contingent Features and Collateral
A majority of the Corporation’s derivative contracts contain credit risk-related contingent features, primarily in the form of ISDA master netting agreements and credit support documentation that enhance the creditworthiness of these instruments compared to other obligations of the respective counterparty with whom the Corporation has transacted. These contingent features may be for the benefit of the Corporation as well as its counterparties with respect to changes in the Corporation’s creditworthiness and the mark-to-market exposure under the derivative transactions. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Corporation held cash and securities collateral of $80.2 billion and $81.6 billion, and posted cash and securities collateral of $57.4 billion and $56.5 billion in the normal course of business under derivative agreements, excluding cross-product margining agreements where clients are permitted to margin on a net basis for both derivative and secured financing arrangements.
In connection with certain OTC derivative contracts and other trading agreements, the Corporation can be required to provide additional collateral or to terminate transactions with certain counterparties in the event of a downgrade of the senior debt ratings of the Corporation or certain subsidiaries. The amount of
additional collateral required depends on the contract and is usually a fixed incremental amount and/or the market value of the exposure. For more information on credit-related contingent features and collateral, see Note 3 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
At March 31, 2019, the amount of collateral, calculated based on the terms of the contracts, that the Corporation and certain subsidiaries could be required to post to counterparties but had not yet posted to counterparties was $2.3 billion, including $1.1 billion for Bank of America, National Association.
Some counterparties are currently able to unilaterally terminate certain contracts, or the Corporation or certain subsidiaries may be required to take other action such as find a suitable replacement or obtain a guarantee. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the liability recorded for these derivative contracts was not significant.
The table below presents the amount of additional collateral that would have been contractually required by derivative contracts and other trading agreements at March 31, 2019 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 at March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
One
incremental notch
 
Second
incremental notch
Bank of America Corporation
$
448

 
$
383

Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries (1)
177

 
289

(1) 
Included in Bank of America Corporation collateral requirements in this table.
The following table 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 March 31, 2019 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 at March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
One
incremental notch
 
Second
incremental notch
Derivative liabilities
$
90

 
$
633

Collateral posted
64

 
448


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 income, on a gross and net of hedge basis for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. For more information on the valuation adjustments on derivatives, see Note 3 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation Adjustments on Derivatives (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31
Gains (Losses)
2019
 
2018
(Dollars in millions)
Gross
Net
 
Gross
Net
Derivative assets (CVA)
$
66

$
25

 
$
(24
)
$
18

Derivative assets/liabilities (FVA)
7

23

 
(37
)
(1
)
Derivative liabilities (DVA)
(81
)
(65
)
 
114

106

(1) 
At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, cumulative CVA reduced the derivative assets balance by $534 million and $600 million, cumulative FVA reduced the net derivatives balance by $144 million and $151 million, and cumulative DVA reduced the derivative liabilities balance by $350 million and $432 million, respectively.