Article 96
Own funds requirements for investment firms which hold initial capital as laid down in Article 28(2) of Directive 2013/36/EU
1. For the purposes of Article 92(3), the following categories of investment firm which hold initial capital in accordance with Article 28(2) of Directive 2013/36/EU shall use the calculation of the total risk exposure amount specified in paragraph 2 of this Article:
| (a) | investment firms that deal on own account only for the purpose of fulfilling or executing a client order or for the purpose of gaining entrance to a clearing and settlement system or a recognised exchange when acting in an agency capacity or executing a client order; | 
| (b) | investment firms that meet all the following conditions: 
 
 
 
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2. For investment firms referred to in paragraph 1, total risk exposure amount shall be calculated as the sum of the following:
| (a) | points (a) to (d) and (f) of Article 92(3) after applying Article 92(4); | 
| (b) | the amount referred to in Article 97 multiplied by 12,5. | 
3. Investment firms referred to in paragraph 1 are subject to all other provisions regarding operational risk laid down in Title VII, Chapter 3, Section II, Sub-section 1 of Directive 2013/36/EU.