# Article 5 — Notional amount **Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1855 · binding · OJ L 262, 7.10.2022 · dated 10 Jun 2022 [in force]** *In force · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1855, OJ L 262, 7.10.2022 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2022/1855/oj/eng)* 1. The notional amount of a derivative referred to in fields 55 and 64 in Table 2 of the Annex shall be specified as follows: **(a)** in the case of swaps, futures, forwards and options traded in monetary units, the reference amount; **(b)** in the case of options other than those referred to in point (a), calculated using the strike price; **(c)** in the case of forwards other than those referred to in point (a), the product of the forward price and the total notional quantity of the underlying; **(d)** in the case of equity dividend swaps, the product of the period fixed strike and the number of shares or index units; **(e)** in the case of equity volatility swaps, the vega notional amount; **(f)** in the case of equity variance swaps, the variance amount; **(g)** in the case of financial contracts for difference, the resulting amount of the initial price and the total notional quantity; **(h)** in case of commodity fixed/float swaps, the product of the fixed price and the total notional quantity; **(i)** in case of commodity basis swaps, the product of the last available spot price at the time of the transaction of the underlying asset of the leg with no spread and the total notional quantity of the leg with no spread; **(j)** in case of swaptions, the notional amount of the underlying contract; **(k)** in the case of a derivative not referred to in subparagraphs (a) to (j), where the notional amount is calculated using the price of the underlying asset and such price is only available at the time of settlement, the end of day price of the underlying asset at the date of conclusion of the contract. 2. The initial report of a derivative contract whose notional amount varies over time shall specify the notional amount as applicable at the date the derivative contract was concluded and the notional amount schedule. When reporting the notional amount schedule, counterparties shall indicate all of the following: **(i)** the unadjusted date on which the associated notional amount becomes effective; **(ii)** the unadjusted end date of the notional amount; **(iii)** the notional amount which becomes effective on the associated unadjusted effective date.