The sensitivities-based method computes prescribed sensitivities (a PV01 per tenor for interest rates, the value change for a 1% move for FX), multiplies them by prescribed risk weights, and aggregates the weighted sensitivities within buckets () and across buckets (), under three correlation scenarios (the prescribed correlations, 1.25 times them capped at one, and ); the requirement is the largest of the three totals.
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