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Derivative financial instruments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [abstract]  
Derivative financial instruments Derivative financial instruments
Contract notional amountFair value
AssetsLiabilities
As at 30.06.25£m£m£m
Foreign exchange derivatives9,404,17696,359(93,246)
Interest rate derivatives81,608,40195,461(81,613)
Credit derivatives1,710,5998,471(8,994)
Equity and stock index and commodity derivatives3,488,52176,562(80,909)
Derivative assets/(liabilities) held for trading96,211,697276,853(264,762)
Derivatives in hedge accounting relationships
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges151,3463,070(92)
Derivatives designated as fair value hedges161,69871(476)
Derivatives designated as hedges of net investments4,412200(46)
Derivative assets/(liabilities) designated in hedge accounting relationships317,4563,341(614)
Total recognised derivative assets/(liabilities)96,529,153280,194(265,376)
As at 31.12.24
Foreign exchange derivatives8,517,266123,724(116,671)
Interest rate derivatives70,905,83695,631(83,967)
Credit derivatives1,537,1156,898(7,455)
Equity and stock index and commodity derivatives3,164,85464,738(70,502)
Derivative assets/(liabilities) held for trading84,125,071290,991(278,595)
Derivatives in hedge accounting relationships
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges147,1802,338(320)
Derivatives designated as fair value hedges159,182165(434)
Derivatives designated as hedges of net investments4,01436(66)
Derivative assets/(liabilities) designated in hedge accounting relationships310,3762,539(820)
Total recognised derivative assets/(liabilities)84,435,447293,530(279,415)
The IFRS netting posted against derivative assets was £43bn including £5bn of cash collateral netted (December 2024: £47bn including £5bn cash collateral netted) and £43bn for liabilities including £4bn of cash collateral netted (December 2024: £46bn including £6bn of cash collateral netted). Derivative asset exposures would be £248bn (December 2024: £261bn) lower than reported under IFRS if netting were permitted for assets and liabilities with the same counterparty or for which the Group holds cash collateral of £32bn (December 2024: £31bn). Similarly, derivative liabilities would be £240bn (December 2024: £254bn) lower reflecting counterparty netting and cash collateral placed of £23bn (December 2024: £23bn). In addition, non-cash collateral of £13bn (December 2024: £13bn) was held in respect of derivative assets £5bn (December 2024: £5bn) was placed in respect of derivative liabilities. Collateral amounts are limited to net on balance sheet exposure so as to not include over-collateralisation