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Collateral management is the method of granting, verifying, and giving advice on collateral transactions in order to reduce credit risk in unsecured financial transactions. The fundamental idea of collateral management is very simple, that is cash or securities are passed from one counterparty to another as security for a credit exposure. [ 9 ]
The OTC derivatives markets grew exponentially from 1980 through 2000. This expansion has been driven by interest rate products, foreign exchange instruments and credit default swaps. The notional outstanding of OTC derivatives markets rose throughout the period and totalled approximately US$601 trillion at December 31, 2010. [14]
The ISDA Master Agreement, published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, is the most commonly used master service agreement for OTC derivatives transactions internationally. It is part of a framework of documents, designed to enable OTC derivatives to be documented fully and flexibly.
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has now published an analysis of the initial margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives under the current regulatory proposals.
Northern Trust Enhances Operational Support for Central Counterparty Clearing of OTC Derivatives CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- To help clients comply with new regulations intended to manage risk in ...
A Credit Support Annex (CSA) is a legal document that regulates credit support for derivative transactions.Effectively, a CSA defines the terms under which collateral is posted or transferred between swap counterparties to mitigate the credit risk arising from in the money derivative positions.
The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) is EU regulation for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories. [3] EMIR was introduced by the European Union (EU) as implementation of the G20 commitment to reduce systemic, counterparty and operational risk, and increase transparency in the OTC derivatives market. [4]
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA / ˈ ɪ z d ə /) is a trade organization of participants in the market for over-the-counter derivatives. It is headquartered in New York City , and has created a standardized contract (the ISDA Master Agreement ) to enter into derivatives transactions.