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S27 FINRA
Core Formulas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Net capital formula order | Net worth minus non allowable assets equals tentative net capital minus haircuts equals net capital |
| What reduces net worth first in net capital calc | Non allowable assets |
| What reduces tentative net capital second | Haircuts |
| AI ratio formula | Aggregate indebtedness divided by net capital |
| Maximum AI to net capital ratio allowed | 15 to 1 |
| Early warning AI level | 12 to 1 |
| If AI equals 14 to 1 violation | No violation but close to limit |
| If AI equals 16 to 1 violation | Yes violation |
| Early warning capital formula | 120 percent times minimum requirement |
| If net capital below 120 percent trigger | Notify DEA |
| 10 percent test for concentration | Move decimal left one place on tentative net capital |
| When does concentration trigger | When position exceeds 10 percent of tentative net capital |
| Undue concentration excess formula | Market value minus 10 percent of tentative net capital |
| Concentration exclusion rule | Subtract greater of 500 shares market value or 10000 dollars |
| Common stock concentration haircut percent | 15 percent of adjusted excess |
| If position equals exactly 10 percent concentration | No trigger only if greater than 10 percent |
| Alternate net capital method formula | Greater of 250000 dollars or 2 percent of aggregate debit items |
| Alternate method based on what | Reserve formula debit items not AI |
| Basic method based on what | Aggregate indebtedness ratio |
| Early warning minimum example | Minimum 250k early warning 300k |
| AI violation threshold number | Greater than 15 to 1 |
| Concentration first step always | Calculate 10 percent of tentative net capital |