Financial instruments: classification - Adjustments (Details) - GBP (£) £ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Financial instruments: classification
Funding - FVA	£ 79	£ 140
Credit - CVA	385	390
Bid - Offer	108	148
Product and deal specific	163	172
Financial instruments valuation adjustments	£ 735	£ 850

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The amount of Bid offer represents the fair value positions are adjusted to bid (long positions) or offer (short positions) levels, by marking individual cash positions directly to bid or offer or by taking bid-offer reserves calculated on a portfolio basis for derivatives exposures.

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The amount of Credit valuation adjustments represent an estimate of the adjustment to fair value that a market participant would make to incorporate the counterparty credit risk inherent in derivative exposures.

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The amount of financial instruments in the trading book, adjustments are made to mid-market valuations to cover bid-offer spread, liquidity and credit risk.

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The amount of Funding valuation adjustments represents an estimate of the adjustment to fair value that a market participant would make to incorporate funding costs and benefits that arise in relation to uncollateralised derivative exposures

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The amount of product and deal specific adjustment in financial instruments valuation.

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