This is the value, as at the relevant date, of purchased equity call options covered with a short position in underlying assets, as determined in accordance with relevant prudential purposes.For the purposes of this item, option positions which are partially covered should be reported only to the extent of their fully covered amount.Covered positions represent those positions which are backed by underlying assets, and are generally entered into for the purposes of hedging against movements in the value of the underlying.A bought, or purchased, call option is a call option that has been purchased by an entity. It provides the purchasing entity with the right but not the obligation to buy a specific amount of the underlying asset at a pre-agreed price, on or before a specific future date.An equity contract is any contract that transfers the equity price risk of an underlying equity security from one party to another.