Indehaveren af positionen er ansvarlig for at sikre, at vedkommendes credit default swap-position i statsobligationer altid er forholdsmæssig, og at varigheden for credit default swap-positionen i statsobligationer i så høj grad som muligt i betragtning af de gældende markedskonventioner og likviditeten er tilpasset varigheden for de risikoafdækkede eksponeringer eller den periode, hvori personen agter at besidde eksponeringen.
It is the responsibility of the position holder to ensure that its sovereign credit default swap position remains proportionate at all times and that the duration of the sovereign credit default swap position is aligned as closely as practicable given prevailing market conventions and liquidity with the duration of the exposures being hedged or the period during which the person intends to hold the exposure.