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counterparty — A term used to identify the other party in a two party transaction. For example, the counterparty of a buyer is the seller to that buyer. The term counterparty is frequently used to identify the other party in repurchase agreement transactions… … Financial and business terms
Counterparty — Party on the other side of a trade or transaction. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * counterparty coun‧ter‧par‧ty [ˈkaʊntəpɑːti ǁ tərpɑːrti] noun counterparties PLURALFORM [countable] FINANCE the person or company who you are buying… … Financial and business terms
Counterparty — A counterparty (sometimes contraparty) is a legal and financial term. It means a party to a contract. A counterparty is usually the entity with whom one negotiates on a given agreement, and the term can refer to either party or both, depending on … Wikipedia
Counterparty — The other party that participates in a financial transaction. Every transaction must have a counterparty in order for the transaction to go through. More specifically, every buyer of an asset must be paired up with a seller that is willing to… … Investment dictionary
Counterparty Risk — The risk to each party of a contract that the counterparty will not live up to its contractual obligations. Counterparty risk as a risk to both parties and should be considered when evaluating a contract. In most financial contracts, counterparty … Investment dictionary
counterparty risk — The risk that a counterparty will default (fail to perform) on its obligation under a contract. Counterparty risk is not limited to credit risk (the risk that the counterparty cannot fulfill its contractual obligations) but may also result from… … Financial and business terms
Counterparty credit risk — Risk that the counterparty will fail to meet its obligations under the terms agreed of all contracts resulting in possible replacement costs. Counterparty credit risk is becoming an important factor in the derivatives markets (such as swaps).… … International financial encyclopaedia
counterparty risk — The risk that either of the parties to a contract (counterparties) will fail to honour their obligations under the contract. In such organized markets as the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange this risk is reduced by the… … Big dictionary of business and management
Counterparty exposure — Difference between the sum of assets and contingent assets and the sum of liabilities and contingent liabilities relating to the same counterparty on which a credit risk is run(provided netting is allowed). See also Risk management … International financial encyclopaedia
counterparty credit risk — sandorio šalies kredito rizika statusas Aprobuotas sritis kredito ir finansų įstaigos apibrėžtis Tikimybė patirti nuostolių dėl to, kad sandorio šalis ateityje nesugebės įvykdyti sutartyje numatytų įsipareigojimų. atitikmenys: angl. counterparty… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
counterparty risk — sandorio šalies rizika statusas Aprobuotas sritis kolektyvinio investavimo subjektų veikla apibrėžtis Tikimybė, kad kolektyvinio investavimo subjektas patirs nuostolių dėl sandorio šalies nesugebėjimo iki galutinio atsiskaitymo momento įvykdyti… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
