The Basel Capital Requirements Are Based Upon the Premise That

The Basel capital requirements are based upon the premise that

A) banks with riskier assets should have higher capital ratios.
B) banks with riskier assets should have lower capital ratios.
C) banks with riskier assets should have lower absolute amounts of capital.
D) banks with riskier assets should have higher absolute amounts of capital.
E) there is no relationship between asset risk and capital.