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Trading Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2025
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Summary of Analysis of Carrying Value of Trading Securities |
(a) | Trading securities
An analysis of the carrying value of trading securities is as follows:
As at October 31, 2025 ($ millions) |  | Remaining term to maturity |  |  |  |
|  | Within three months |  |  | Three to twelve months |  |  | One to five years |  |  | Five to ten years |  |  | Over ten years |  |  | No specific maturity |  |  | Carrying value |
Trading securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian federal government issued or guaranteed debt |  | $ | 357 |  |  | $ | 2,143 |  |  | $ | 7,102 |  |  | $ | 3,606 |  |  | $ | 2,593 |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 15,801 |
Canadian provincial and municipal debt |  |  | 1,410 |  |  |  | 1,545 |  |  |  | 2,101 |  |  |  | 1,856 |  |  |  | 4,798 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 11,710 |
U.S. treasury and other U.S. agency debt |  |  | 807 |  |  |  | 1,628 |  |  |  | 3,961 |  |  |  | 1,871 |  |  |  | 865 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 9,132 |
Other foreign government debt |  |  | 670 |  |  |  | 3,441 |  |  |  | 4,347 |  |  |  | 1,406 |  |  |  | 424 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 10,288 |
Equity securities |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 83,797 |  |  |  | 83,797 |
Other |  |  | 730 |  |  |  | 1,044 |  |  |  | 5,591 |  |  |  | 2,019 |  |  |  | 732 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 10,116 |
Total |  | $ | 3,974 |  |  | $ | 9,801 |  |  | $ | 23,102 |  |  | $ | 10,758 |  |  | $ | 9,412 |  |  | $ | 83,797 |  |  | $ | 140,844 |
Total by currency (in Canadian equivalent): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian dollar |  | $ | 2,328 |  |  | $ | 4,115 |  |  | $ | 11,627 |  |  | $ | 6,147 |  |  | $ | 7,889 |  |  | $ | 24,118 |  |  | $ | 56,224 |
U.S. dollar |  |  | 920 |  |  |  | 2,339 |  |  |  | 8,266 |  |  |  | 3,711 |  |  |  | 1,125 |  |  |  | 44,421 |  |  |  | 60,782 |
Mexican peso |  |  | 408 |  |  |  | 1,915 |  |  |  | 1,976 |  |  |  | 157 |  |  |  | 161 |  |  |  | 76 |  |  |  | 4,693 |
Other currencies |  |  | 318 |  |  |  | 1,432 |  |  |  | 1,233 |  |  |  | 743 |  |  |  | 237 |  |  |  | 15,182 |  |  |  | 19,145 |
Total trading securities |  | $ | 3,974 |  |  | $ | 9,801 |  |  | $ | 23,102 |  |  | $ | 10,758 |  |  | $ | 9,412 |  |  | $ | 83,797 |  |  | $ | 140,844 |
As at October 31, 2024 ($ millions) |  | Remaining term to maturity |  |  |  |
|  | Within three months |  |  | Three to twelve months |  |  | One to five years |  |  | Five to ten years |  |  | Over ten years |  |  | No specific maturity |  |  | Carrying value |
Trading securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian federal government issued or guaranteed debt |  | $ | 352 |  |  | $ | 1,646 |  |  | $ | 6,182 |  |  | $ | 3,626 |  |  | $ | 3,165 |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 14,971 |
Canadian provincial and municipal debt |  |  | 920 |  |  |  | 893 |  |  |  | 1,774 |  |  |  | 937 |  |  |  | 3,889 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 8,413 |
U.S. treasury and other U.S. agency debt |  |  | 1,724 |  |  |  | 2,439 |  |  |  | 7,237 |  |  |  | 2,461 |  |  |  | 1,189 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 15,050 |
Other foreign government debt |  |  | 1,458 |  |  |  | 3,663 |  |  |  | 3,883 |  |  |  | 1,046 |  |  |  | 304 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 10,354 |
Equity securities |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 59,190 |  |  |  | 59,190 |
Other |  |  | 316 |  |  |  | 2,468 |  |  |  | 5,792 |  |  |  | 2,728 |  |  |  | 623 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 11,934 |
Total |  | $ | 4,770 |  |  | $ | 11,109 |  |  | $ | 24,868 |  |  | $ | 10,798 |  |  | $ | 9,170 |  |  | $ | 59,197 |  |  | $ | 119,912 |
Total by currency (in Canadian equivalent): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian dollar |  | $ | 1,570 |  |  | $ | 3,452 |  |  | $ | 9,779 |  |  | $ | 5,029 |  |  | $ | 7,397 |  |  | $ | 27,688 |  |  | $ | 54,915 |
U.S. dollar |  |  | 1,604 |  |  |  | 3,643 |  |  |  | 10,711 |  |  |  | 4,426 |  |  |  | 1,570 |  |  |  | 24,796 |  |  |  | 46,750 |
Mexican peso |  |  | 704 |  |  |  | 1,714 |  |  |  | 2,135 |  |  |  | 101 |  |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 4,776 |
Other currencies |  |  | 892 |  |  |  | 2,300 |  |  |  | 2,243 |  |  |  | 1,242 |  |  |  | 140 |  |  |  | 6,654 |  |  |  | 13,471 |
Total trading securities |  | $ | 4,770 |  |  | $ | 11,109 |  |  | $ | 24,868 |  |  | $ | 10,798 |  |  | $ | 9,170 |  |  | $ | 59,197 |  |  | $ | 119,912 |
Summary of Geographic Breakdown Trading Loans |
(b) | Trading loans
The following table provides the geographic breakdown of trading loans:
As at October 31 ($ millions) |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Trading loans (1)(2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. (3) |  | $ | 6,290 |  |  | $ | 6,154 |
Europe (3) |  |  | 434 |  |  |  | 458 |
Canada (4) |  |  | 1,759 |  |  |  | 980 |
Other |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 57 |
Total |  | $ | 8,487 |  |  | $ | 7,649 |
(1) | Geographic segmentation of trading loans is based upon the location of the ultimate risk of the underlying asset.
(2) | Loans are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars.
(3) | Includes trading loans that serve as a hedge to loan-based credit total return swaps.
(4) | Includes trading loans that serve as hedges to total return swaps, hedges for precious metal certificate liabilities and loans subject to sale through syndication.

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