Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Derivatives (Tables)

v2.4.0.6
Derivatives (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative [Line Items]  
Schedule of Fair Value Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location
Fair value hedges

The table below summarizes certain information related to fair value hedges for 2012, 2011 and 2010, including hedges of interest rate risk on long-term borrowings that were adjusted and redesignated as part of Bank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch. At redesignation, the fair value of the derivatives was negative. As the derivatives mature, their fair value will approach zero. As a result, ineffectiveness may occur and the fair value changes in the derivatives and the long-term borrowings 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 borrowings attributable to interest rate risk.
(dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012
2011
 
Derivative (1)
Hedged Item (1)(2)
Hedge Ineffectiveness (1)
Derivative (1)
Hedged Item (1)(2)
Hedge Ineffectiveness (1)
For the year ended December 31:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate risk on USD denominated long-term borrowings
$
(260
)
$
(355
)
$
(615
)
$
1,696

$
(2,203
)
$
(507
)
Interest rate risk on foreign currency denominated long-term borrowings
(523
)
326

(197
)
120

(333
)
(213
)
Commodity price risk on commodity inventory
(6
)
6


16

(16
)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2010
 
 
 
For the year ended December 31:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate risk on USD denominated long-term borrowings
$
1,208

$
(1,651
)
$
(443
)
 
 
 
Interest rate risk on foreign currency denominated long-term borrowings
(413
)
105

(308
)
 
 
 
Commodity price risk on commodity inventory
19

(20
)
(1
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 Trading Assets
 Trading Liabilities
 
 Trading Assets
 Trading Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carrying value of hedging derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term borrowings
$
5,706

$
664

 
$
6,940

$
841

 
Commodity inventory
48

2

 
70

5

 
Notional amount of hedging derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term borrowings
36,932

9,676

 
44,180

11,092

 
Commodity inventory
124

3

 
152

6

 
(1)
Amounts are recorded in interest expense and other revenues for long-term borrowings and principal transactions for commodity inventory.
(2)
Excludes the impact of the accretion of purchase accounting adjustments made to certain long-term borrowings in connection with the acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America.
Schedule of Cash Flow Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block]
Cash flow hedges
(dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2011
2010
 
Gains (losses) Recognized in Accumulated OCI on derivatives

Gains (losses) in Income Reclassified from Accumulated OCI (1)
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 (1)
Hedge Ineffectiveness and Amounts Excluded from Effectiveness Testing (1)
For the year ended December 31:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity price risk on forecasted purchases and sales (2)
$
(3
)
$
6

$
(3
)
$
32

$
25

$
11

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Amounts are recorded in principal transactions.
(2)
There were no carrying values of hedging derivatives as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and there were no gains (losses) in the year ended 2012, as all cash flow hedges were de-designated during the year ended December 31, 2011.
Schedule of Net Investment Hedges, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location
Net investment hedges of foreign operations
(dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012

 
 
 
2011
 
 
Gains (losses) Recognized in Accumulated OCI
Gains (losses) in Income Reclassified from Accumulated OCI (1)
Hedge Ineffectiveness and Amounts Excluded from Effectiveness Testing (1)
 
Gains (losses) Recognized in Accumulated OCI
Gains (losses) in Income Reclassified from Accumulated OCI (1)
Hedge Ineffectiveness and Amounts Excluded from Effectiveness Testing (1)
For the year ended December 31:
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
Foreign exchange risk
$
(150
)
$
(49
)
$
(133
)
 
$
447

$
(43
)
$
(378
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2010
 
 
 
 
 
For the year ended December 31:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange risk
$
(672
)
$
(35
)
$
(211
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012
 
 
 
2011
 
As of December 31:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carrying value of hedging derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Trading assets
 
$
425

 
 
 
$
690

 
   Trading liabilities
 
618

 
 
 
492

 
Carrying value of non-derivative hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Long-term borrowings
 

 
 
 
61

 
Notional amount of hedging derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   in an asset position
 
5,140

 
 
 
20,068

 
   in a liability position
 
19,391

 
 
 
7,338

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Amounts are recorded in other revenues.
Schedule of Economic Hedges
Net gains (losses) on other risk management derivatives
(dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012(1)
 
2011(1)
2010(1)
For the year ended December 31:
 
 

 
 

 
Interest rate risk
 
$
15

 
$
185

$
314

Foreign currency risk
 
(273
)
 
(550
)
(1,583
)
Credit risk
 
(72
)
 
47

(35
)
(1)
Amounts are recorded in other revenues and interest expense.
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value
The following tables identify the primary risk for derivative instruments, which includes trading, non-trading and bifurcated embedded derivatives, at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The primary risk is provided on a gross basis, prior to the application of counterparty and cash collateral netting.

(dollars in millions)
 
As of December 31, 2012
 
Contract/
Notional
 
Trading Assets-
Derivative Contracts
 
Contract/
Notional
 
Trading Liabilities-
Derivative Contracts
Interest rate contracts
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps
$
7,887,346

 
$
519,123

 
$
7,963,410

 
$
514,689

Futures and forwards
2,245,535

 
1,661

 
2,257,693

 
1,423

Written options

 

 
1,333,460

 
64,295

Purchased options
1,271,613

 
67,251

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swaps
752,596

 
26,797

 
793,944

 
32,918

Spot, futures and forwards
124,702

 
2,740

 
131,334

 
3,272

Written options

 

 
211,069

 
5,154

Purchased options
194,435

 
4,770

 

 

Equity contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swaps
29,719

 
1,077

 
25,139

 
1,274

Futures and forwards
24,113

 
966

 
33,532

 
1,015

Written options

 

 
257,345

 
15,402

Purchased options
246,517

 
14,216

 

 

Commodity contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swaps
28,057

 
2,477

 
26,140

 
3,990

Futures and forwards
258,703

 
4,759

 
240,179

 
2,663

Written options

 

 
163,516

 
7,256

Purchased options
164,633

 
7,042

 

 

Credit derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchased protection:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit default swaps
103,042

 
9,644

 
103,839

 
2,120

Total return swaps
7,807

 
691

 
5,003

 
1,226

Other credit derivatives
215

 
1

 
13

 

Written protection:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit default swaps
102,888

 
2,640

 
103,988

 
8,947

Total return swaps
7,204

 
133

 
13,761

 
207

Other credit derivatives

 
1

 
212

 
2

Gross derivative assets/liabilities
$
13,449,125

 
665,989

 
$
13,663,577

 
665,853

Less: Legally enforceable master netting
 

 
(613,145
)
 
 

 
(613,145
)
Less: Cash collateral applied
 

 
(27,993
)
 
 

 
(32,140
)
Total derivative assets and liabilities
 

 
$
24,851

 
 

 
$
20,568

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(dollars in millions)
 
As of December 31, 2011
 
Contract/
Notional
 
Trading Assets-
Derivative Contracts
 
Contract/
Notional
 
Trading Liabilities-
Derivative Contracts
Interest rate contracts
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps
$
8,196,809

 
$
564,774

 
$
7,978,404

 
$
560,638

Futures and forwards
2,117,971

 
1,510

 
2,003,741

 
1,339

Written options

 

 
1,419,278

 
66,733

Purchased options
1,336,149

 
69,812

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Swaps
766,899

 
27,312

 
798,173

 
35,299

Spot, futures and forwards
104,356

 
3,887

 
98,411

 
3,791

Written options

 

 
249,575

 
7,437

Purchased options
236,465

 
7,220

 

 

Equity contracts
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps
23,233

 
1,028

 
22,887

 
1,141

Futures and forwards
30,791

 
1,747

 
20,988

 
1,450

Written options

 

 
345,947

 
14,596

Purchased options
341,731

 
14,816

 

 

Commodity contracts
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Swaps
35,681

 
4,823

 
36,391

 
5,799

Futures and forwards
233,567

 
5,254

 
236,919

 
3,183

Written options

 

 
140,600

 
9,443

Purchased options
139,312

 
9,426

 

 

Credit derivatives
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Purchased protection:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Credit default swaps
174,857

 
20,124

 
67,664

 
1,416

Total return swaps
2,771

 
407

 
3,493

 
291

Other credit derivatives
274

 
3

 
25

 

Written protection:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Credit default swaps
66,841

 
1,737

 
179,907

 
19,061

Total return swaps
4,350

 
226

 
1,239

 
129

Other credit derivatives

 

 
25

 
1

Gross derivative assets/liabilities
$
13,812,057

 
734,106

 
$
13,603,667

 
731,747

Less: Legally enforceable master netting
 

 
(672,524
)
 
 

 
(672,524
)
Less: Cash collateral applied
 

 
(26,491
)
 
 

 
(32,984
)
Total derivative assets and liabilities
 

 
$
35,091

 
 

 
$
26,239

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Derivative Instruments Included in Trading Activities
The following tables identify the amounts in the income statement line items attributable to trading and non-trading activities, including both derivatives and non-derivative cash instruments categorized by primary risk for the years ended December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

Non-trading related amounts include activities in connection with principal investment, wealth management, and certain lending activities; economic hedging activity discussed in the Non-trading derivatives section above; and the impact of changes in Merrill Lynch's own creditworthiness on borrowings accounted for at fair value.
For The Year Ended December 31, 2012
(dollars in millions)
 
Principal
Transactions
 
Commissions
 
Other Revenues(1)
 
Net Interest
Income (Expense)
 
Total
Interest rate risk
$
695

 
$
71

 
$
9

 
$
734

 
$
1,509

Foreign exchange risk
78

 

 
4

 
1

 
83

Equity risk
2,129

 
2,555

 
77

 
(799
)
 
3,962

Commodity risk
591

 

 
1

 
(120
)
 
472

Credit risk
2,052

 
1

 
201

 
2,096

 
4,350

Total trading related
5,545

 
2,627

 
292

 
1,912

 
10,376

Non-trading related
(3,239
)
 
2,452

 
1,631

 
(2,615
)
 
(1,771
)
Total
$
2,306

 
$
5,079

 
$
1,923

 
$
(703
)
 
$
8,605

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Includes other income and other-than-temporary impairment losses on available-for-sale debt securities.
For The Year Ended December 31, 2011
(dollars in millions)
 
Principal
Transactions
 
Commissions
 
Other Revenues(1)
 
Net Interest
Income (Expense)
 
Total
Interest rate risk
$
818

 
$
82

 
$
22

 
$
816

 
$
1,738

Foreign exchange risk
98

 

 

 
6

 
104

Equity risk
2,297

 
3,078

 
122

 
(791
)
 
4,706

Commodity risk
615

 

 

 
(113
)
 
502

Credit risk
(57
)
 
60

 
248

 
2,597

 
2,848

Total trading related
3,771

 
3,220

 
392

 
2,515

 
9,898

Non-trading related
2,105

 
2,478

 
1,357

 
(3,114
)
 
2,826

Total
$
5,876

 
$
5,698

 
$
1,749

 
$
(599
)
 
$
12,724

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Includes other income and other-than-temporary impairment losses on available-for-sale debt securities.

For The Year Ended December 31, 2010
(dollars in millions)
 
Principal
Transactions
 
Commissions
 
Other Revenues(1)
 
Net Interest
Income (Expense)
 
Total
Interest rate risk
$
1,046

 
$
76

 
$
59

 
$
756

 
$
1,937

Foreign exchange risk
55

 

 

 
(1
)
 
54

Equity risk
1,940

 
3,093

 
262

 
(490
)
 
4,805

Commodity risk
284

 

 
7

 
(123
)
 
168

Credit risk
3,789

 
41

 
701

 
3,337

 
7,868

Total trading related
7,114

 
3,210

 
1,029

 
3,479

 
14,832

Non-trading related
(22
)
 
2,550

 
3,272

 
(3,737
)
 
2,063

Total
$
7,092

 
$
5,760

 
$
4,301

 
$
(258
)
 
$
16,895

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Includes other income and other-than-temporary impairment losses on available-for-sale debt securities.
The table below presents CVA gains (losses) and DVA gains (losses) for Merrill Lynch on a gross and net of hedges basis, which are recorded in principal transactions revenues.

Valuation Adjustments on Derivatives
 
Year Ended December 31
 
2012
 
2011
(dollars in millions)
Gross
Net
 
Gross
Net
Derivative assets (CVA) (1)
$
626

$
393

 
$
(1,331
)
$
(969
)
Derivative liabilities (DVA) (2)
(1,003
)
(1,098
)
 
613

493


(1)
At December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the cumulative counterparty credit risk valuation adjustment reduced the derivative assets balance by $1.1 billion and $1.5 billion.
(2)
At December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Merrill Lynch's cumulative DVA reduced the derivative liabilities balance by $0.4 billion and $1.1 billion.


Guarantees
 
Derivative [Line Items]  
Disclosure of Credit Derivatives
Credit derivatives where Merrill Lynch is the seller of credit protection are summarized below:

(dollars in millions)
 
Maximum
Payout/
Notional
 
Less than
1 year
 
1 − 3 years
 
3 − 5 years
 
Over 5 years
 
Carrying
Value(1)
At December 31, 2012:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Derivative contracts:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Credit derivatives:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade(2)
$
160,390

 
$
34,454

 
$
42,871

 
$
70,645

 
$
12,420

 
$
1,855

Non-investment grade(2)
67,663

 
10,753

 
19,962

 
17,911

 
19,037

 
7,301

Total credit derivatives
228,053

 
45,207

 
62,833

 
88,556

 
31,457

 
9,156

Credit related notes:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade(2)
3,201

 
4

 
7

 
163

 
3,027

 
3,201

Non-investment grade(2)
1,445

 
115

 
141

 
271

 
918


1,445

Total credit related notes
4,646

 
119

 
148

 
434

 
3,945

 
4,646

Total derivative contracts
$
232,699

 
$
45,326

 
$
62,981

 
$
88,990

 
$
35,402

 
$
13,802

At December 31, 2011:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Derivative contracts:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Credit derivatives:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment grade(2)
$
130,770

 
$
22,021

 
$
47,593

 
$
46,918

 
$
14,238

 
$
4,189

Non-investment grade(2)
121,592

 
13,263

 
26,428

 
38,301

 
43,600

 
15,002

Total credit derivatives
252,362

 
35,284

 
74,021

 
85,219

 
57,838

 
19,191

Credit related notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade(2)
2,956

 

 
7

 
203

 
2,746

 
2,956

Non-investment grade(2)
1,511

 
127

 
77

 
82

 
1,225

 
1,511

  Total credit related notes
4,467

 
127

 
84

 
285

 
3,971

 
4,467

Total derivative contracts
$
256,829

 
$
35,411

 
$
74,105

 
$
85,504

 
$
61,809

 
$
23,658

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Derivative contracts are shown on a gross basis prior to counterparty or cash collateral netting.
(2)
Refers to the creditworthiness of the underlying reference obligations.
Credit Protection
 
Derivative [Line Items]  
Disclosure of Credit Derivatives
At December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the notional value and carrying value of credit protection purchased and credit protection sold by Merrill Lynch with identical underlying referenced names was:

(dollars in millions)
 
Maximum
Payout/
Notional
 
Less than
1 year
 
1 − 3 years
 
3 − 5 years
 
Over 5 years
 
Carrying
Value(1)
At December 31, 2012:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Credit derivatives purchased
$
131,643

 
$
31,576

 
$
38,844

 
$
41,800

 
$
19,423

 
$
4,208

Credit derivatives sold
138,479

 
29,881

 
41,986

 
43,399

 
23,213

 
5,235

At December 31, 2011:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Credit derivatives purchased
219,358

 
31,335

 
63,284

 
77,485

 
47,254

 
15,563

Credit derivatives sold
219,669

 
33,852

 
61,797

 
77,527

 
46,493

 
15,502

(1)
Derivative contracts are shown on a gross basis prior to counterparty or cash collateral netting.