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Pretty-Face Risk

The risk that arises from the tendency of a derivatives user/ dealer to judge a counterparty to a derivatives transaction...

Unwind Trigger

A set of conditions that, if and when met, will trigger liquidation of the underlying asset of a swap and...

Cross Valuation Adjustment

In the context of derivatives valuation, it is a broad category of adjustments that are made to the fair value...

Cross Value Adjustment

In the context of derivatives valuation, it is a broad category of adjustments that are made to the fair value...

Exchange-Listed Option

An option contract, call or put, that trades (i.e., is listed) on an organized or regulated securities or futures exchange....

Listed Option

An option contract, call or put, that trades (i.e., is listed) on an organized or regulated securities or futures exchange....

Counterparty Credit Risk

The risk that a counterparty to a derivative contract may be unable or unwilling to fulfill contractual obligations with respect...

Counterparty Risk

The potential loss that results from a counterparty to a derivative contract (specifically a forward contract or swap) unfulfilling its...

Credit Risk

The danger (risk) of incurring losses because a counterparty in a derivative transaction has defaulted (i.e., is no more able...

DVA

An abbreviation for debt valuation adjustment (debit value adjustment). A type of cross valuation adjustment/ x-value adjustment (XVA) that takes...