FINANCE|free movement of capital|financial market
- éarlais neamhspleách Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
- ga
- independent amount | independent amounts | independent margin
- en
- Definition additional credit support amount that is required over and above the market value of the trade portfolio Reference "Barbican Consulting > Quick Guides > Collateral Management, http://www.barbicanconsulting.co.uk/collateral [21.8.2012]"
- Comment "The main purpose of the independent amount is to cater for changes in the market value of the trades between collateral calls. The independent amount can be a fixed amount or a percentage of the nominal size of the portfolio. There is resistance to providing an independent amount because it can adversely affect a firm's liquidity. The amount is ""independent"" as regards any other (subsequent) collateralisation."