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Unliquidated Demand

A demand (claim) for an amount of money that is not fixed or established at the time of claim. It...

Liquidated Demand

A demand (claim) for a fixed amount of money, such as an established debt of $1,000. A liquidated demand is...

Adjustment

Adjustment has many meanings in multiple contexts. In relation to insurance, it is the determination of the amount due for...

Settlement Option

An option that is embedded in a derivative financial instrument whereby one party has a choice over settlement. In other...

Credit Event Cash Settlement

In the context of credit default swaps (CDS) and similar credit derivatives, settlement takes place once a credit event (bankruptcy,...

Settlement Date

Generally, it is the date a transaction is completed, i.e., the date that performance (the actual exchange: money vs asset...

Cherry Picking

A practice in bankruptcy proceedings whereby a bankruptcy court may enforce contracts that are in the money to the bankrupt counterparty while abrogating contracts...