counterparty
- noun
- /ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrti/
- Specialized
- In a merger, both companies must agree on the terms with their counterparty to finalize the deal.
- counterparty risk
- top counterparties
- counterparty default
But clearly they did not impose a haircut on the counterparties to AIG.
- But clearly they did not impose a haircut on the counterparties to AIG.
- How are you, how can you be a counterparty to someone that continually breaks any kind of commonly mutually understood rules?
- It's an insurance policy against counterparty risk.
- So multiple counterparties, when you securitize them, they become bonds.
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CCPs are considered an effective risk-sharing mechanism that mitigates counterparty risk without necessarily eliminating it.
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During the negotiation, each counterparty presented their requirements clearly to avoid misunderstandings.
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I might just contact my counterparty and say, hey, let's close early, right?
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But luckily in between you and the counterparty is the clearinghouse.
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Table 2 reports the number of unique counterparties for various reference entities.
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As a result, this technology significantly reduces, if not completely eliminates, the counterparty risk associated with payments.
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Thus, the identities of counterparties in each tier may change for each characteristic.
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Whether or not the money supply is affected depends on who the counterparties to the central bank RRPs are.
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Finally, we aggregated the names of the counterparties by the highest-level name available.
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The investor signed the agreement with his counterparty to ensure the transaction would proceed smoothly.
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Etymology
The word counterparty is made of counter- meaning 'against' and party meaning 'person or group in an agreement', so it names the person or organization on the other side of a deal.