The price risk of equity securities is the risk of incurring a loss due to changes in the prices of equity securities on the public market or stock exchange indices, generated by maintaining open positions in instruments sensitive to changes in these market parameters.
The price risk of equity securities results from operations conducted as part of trading activities (the Brokerage House of PKO Bank Polski SA), investing activities and from other operations as part of banking activities generating a position in equity securities.
Managing the equity securities risk is aimed at limiting possible losses due to changes in the prices of equity securities on the public market or stock exchange indices to a level acceptable to the Bank, by optimising the positions taken in instruments sensitive to changes in these market parameters.
The risk is managed by imposing limits on the activities of the Brokerage House of PKO Bank Polski SA divided into the banking portfolio and the trading portfolio, and by monitoring the utilisation thereof.
The effect of the price risk of equity securities on the financial position of the Bank was assessed as immaterial. The positions taken in equity securities and index instruments are limited, and the Bank does not expect them to increase significantly.
The Bank prepares monthly and quarterly reports addressing equity securities price risk. Reports comprise the information on equity securities price risk exposure and usage of available limits regarding the risk.