# How Can a Firm Quantify the Trade-Off between a Better Price and Higher Counterparty Risk? ▴ Question

**Published:** 2025-08-13
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## Concept

The decision between a more favorable price and an elevated [counterparty risk](https://prime.greeks.live/area/counterparty-risk/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) is a foundational challenge in institutional finance. It represents a dynamic equilibrium that must be managed, not a simple binary choice. At its core, this is an exercise in pricing a specific contingency ▴ the potential failure of a counterparty to fulfill its obligations on a derivative contract or other financial instrument.

A firm’s ability to precisely quantify this contingency transforms risk from an abstract concern into a measurable cost, directly comparable to the [offered price improvement](https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-the-use-of-two-sided-quotes-impact-the-pricing-offered-by-dealers/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite). This quantification is achieved through a [valuation adjustment](https://prime.greeks.live/question/what-is-the-relationship-between-a-counterparty-score-and-the-credit-valuation-adjustment/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite), a mechanism that attaches a present monetary value to a future potential loss.

The process moves the decision from a qualitative judgment to a quantitative discipline. Instead of relying on broad assessments of a counterparty’s creditworthiness, a firm can calculate the economic impact of that credit profile on a specific transaction. The primary instrument for this is the [Credit Valuation Adjustment](https://prime.greeks.live/area/credit-valuation-adjustment/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) (CVA), which represents the market value of the [counterparty credit risk](https://prime.greeks.live/area/counterparty-credit-risk/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite). It is an amount subtracted from the default-risk-free value of a trade to arrive at its true, or fair, value.

A higher [CVA](https://prime.greeks.live/area/cva/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) signifies a greater risk and, therefore, a larger deduction from the trade’s theoretical price. The central question for any firm becomes whether the [offered price](https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-the-use-of-two-sided-quotes-impact-the-pricing-offered-by-dealers/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) enhancement from a riskier counterparty is greater than the calculated CVA.

> Quantifying the trade-off between price and counterparty risk involves calculating the Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) to determine if the price benefit outweighs the mathematically defined risk cost.

This analytical framework fundamentally alters a firm’s operational posture. It creates a uniform language of risk that can be applied across all counterparties and all trades. A trader considering two different quotes for the same interest rate swap, one from a highly-rated bank and another from a less-rated entity offering a slightly better price, can use the CVA as a decisive tool. The [CVA calculation](https://prime.greeks.live/area/cva-calculation/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) provides a specific dollar value for the incremental risk associated with the second quote.

This value is then directly subtracted from the price benefit. If the result is positive, the trade is economically sound; if negative, the seemingly better price is a false economy, masking a risk that is more costly than the offered discount. This discipline prevents the adverse selection of migrating towards riskier counterparties in a search for marginal price improvements.

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## Strategy

A firm’s strategic approach to the price-risk trade-off is built upon a sophisticated framework for calculating and managing valuation adjustments. This strategy extends beyond a single calculation, creating a comprehensive system for integrating [credit risk](https://prime.greeks.live/area/credit-risk/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) into the entire trading lifecycle. The objective is to establish a consistent, firm-wide methodology for pricing risk that informs decision-making from pre-trade analysis to post-trade portfolio management.

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## The Core Valuation Adjustment Framework

The strategic cornerstone is the implementation of a robust valuation adjustment ([xVA](https://prime.greeks.live/area/xva/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite)) desk or function. This unit is responsible for calculating not just the CVA, but a suite of related adjustments that provide a holistic view of the costs associated with a trade. The two most critical components are:

- **Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA)** ▴ This measures the risk of the counterparty’s default. It is the expected loss from the counterparty failing to pay on contracts that have a positive value to the firm (in-the-money trades). 

- **[Debit Valuation Adjustment](https://prime.greeks.live/area/debit-valuation-adjustment/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) ([DVA](https://prime.greeks.live/area/dva/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite))** ▴ This is the obverse of CVA. It measures the risk of the firm’s own default from the counterparty’s perspective. For contracts that have a negative value to the firm (out-of-the-money trades), the firm’s own default would represent a gain. DVA reflects this and, counterintuitively, can increase a firm’s profitability as its own credit quality declines.

Together, CVA and DVA account for the bilateral nature of counterparty risk. A comprehensive strategy must incorporate both to achieve a true fair value assessment as mandated by accounting standards like [IFRS 13](https://prime.greeks.live/area/ifrs-13/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite). The strategic decision is not simply whether to trade, but how to price the bilateral risk inherent in the transaction.

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## From Calculation to Strategic Pricing

The output of the xVA framework is a direct input into the pricing engine. When a trader requests a price for an OTC derivative, the system should automatically query the xVA engine. The engine calculates the CVA and DVA for that specific trade against that specific counterparty, considering the existing portfolio of trades and any [netting agreements](https://prime.greeks.live/area/netting-agreements/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) in place. This adjustment is then incorporated into the final price quoted to the client or used for internal valuation.

> A mature strategy integrates CVA and DVA calculations directly into the pre-trade pricing and portfolio valuation systems, making risk assessment an automated and integral part of the trading workflow.

This system allows the firm to move from a defensive posture of simply avoiding risk to an offensive one of accurately pricing it. A firm with a superior CVA calculation methodology can confidently trade with a wider range of counterparties, knowing it is being adequately compensated for the risks it is taking on. It can identify situations where the market may be over-or under-pricing counterparty risk, creating opportunities for profit.

The table below illustrates a strategic comparison of two potential trades for a 5-year interest rate swap, highlighting how CVA quantification informs the final decision.

### Table 1 ▴ Strategic Trade Decision Framework

| Metric | Counterparty A (AA-Rated) | Counterparty B (BBB-Rated) | Analysis |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Risk-Free Price (Mid-Market) | $0.00 | $0.00 | This is the theoretical value of the swap assuming no counterparty risk. |
| Offered Price Improvement | $0.00 | +$15,000 | Counterparty B offers a more favorable price to entice the firm into a trade. |
| Calculated CVA | $5,000 | $25,000 | The calculated market value of Counterparty B’s higher default probability. |
| Risk-Adjusted Value | -$5,000 | -$10,000 | Calculated as (Offered Price Improvement – CVA). |
| Strategic Decision | Accept | Reject | Despite the better price, the risk-adjusted value of trading with Counterparty B is lower. The $15,000 price improvement does not compensate for the additional $20,000 in counterparty risk. |

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## Execution

The execution of a robust counterparty risk quantification strategy requires a sophisticated operational and technological infrastructure. It is a data-intensive process that combines [market data](https://prime.greeks.live/area/market-data/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite), credit data, and advanced modeling techniques to produce actionable, pre-trade decision support. The process can be broken down into a series of distinct, interconnected stages that form a complete system for risk valuation.

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## The CVA Calculation Engine a Deconstruction

At the heart of the execution framework is the CVA calculation engine. This is not a simple spreadsheet model but a complex system that must simulate thousands of potential future scenarios to determine the expected exposure of a derivatives portfolio. The core components of this calculation are [Probability of Default](https://prime.greeks.live/area/probability-of-default/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) (PD), Loss Given Default (LGD), and [Exposure at Default](https://prime.greeks.live/area/exposure-at-default/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) (EAD).

- **Probability of Default ([PD](https://prime.greeks.live/area/pd/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite))** ▴ This is the likelihood that a counterparty will default at a specific point in the future. For the most accurate, market-implied measure, PD is derived from the counterparty’s Credit Default Swap (CDS) spreads. A higher CDS spread implies a higher market-perceived probability of default. This data must be sourced from a reliable market data provider and fed into the engine in real-time.

- **[Loss Given Default](https://prime.greeks.live/area/loss-given-default/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) ([LGD](https://prime.greeks.live/area/lgd/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite))** ▴ This represents the percentage of the total exposure that is expected to be lost if a default occurs. It is typically determined by the seniority of the derivative claim and industry-standard recovery rates. For senior unsecured claims, a standard LGD might be 60%, implying a recovery rate of 40%. This is often a static input but can be adjusted based on the counterparty’s specific jurisdiction and capital structure.

- **Exposure at Default ([EAD](https://prime.greeks.live/area/ead/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite))** ▴ This is the most complex component to calculate. It represents the projected [market value](https://prime.greeks.live/question/what-is-the-difference-between-fair-value-and-fair-market-value-in-a-buyout/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) of the derivative portfolio at the time of a potential future default. Since the future market value is uncertain, it must be modeled using a simulation approach, typically a Monte Carlo simulation. The process involves:

<li>Modeling the evolution of underlying market risk factors (interest rates, FX rates, equity prices, etc.) over thousands of simulated paths.

- Re-valuing the entire portfolio of trades with the counterparty at multiple time steps along each path.

- Calculating the exposure at each time step, considering the effects of netting agreements. Exposure is only counted when the portfolio’s value is positive to the firm (Max(V,0)).

- Averaging the positive exposures at each future time step across all simulation paths to generate an [Expected Positive Exposure](https://prime.greeks.live/question/what-are-the-best-practices-for-communicating-an-rfp-cancellation-to-bidders-to-maintain-positive-vendor-relationships/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) (EPE) profile over the life of the trades.

</li>

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## The Synthesis of Components

The final CVA calculation brings these three components together. For each future time period, the engine multiplies the Expected Positive Exposure at that time by the Probability of Default for that time and the LGD. These values are then discounted back to the present value using a risk-free rate. The sum of these discounted expected losses across all future time periods gives the total CVA for the counterparty.

The table below provides a simplified, illustrative calculation of CVA for a single counterparty, demonstrating how the components are integrated over time.

### Table 2 ▴ Illustrative CVA Calculation Breakdown

| Time Period (Year) | Expected Positive Exposure (EPE) | Marginal PD | Discount Factor | Expected Loss per Period | Discounted Expected Loss |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | $1,000,000 | 1.5% | 0.9901 | $9,000 | $8,910.90 |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | 1.8% | 0.9803 | $16,200 | $15,880.86 |
| 3 | $1,200,000 | 2.0% | 0.9706 | $14,400 | $13,976.64 |
| 4 | $800,000 | 2.2% | 0.9610 | $10,560 | $10,147.16 |
| 5 | $500,000 | 2.5% | 0.9514 | $7,500 | $7,135.50 |
| Total CVA | | | | | $56,051.06 |

> Effective execution hinges on integrating a dynamic CVA calculation engine, which synthesizes real-time market data and portfolio simulations, directly into the pre-trade workflow to provide immediate risk-adjusted pricing.

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## System Integration and Technological Architecture

Executing this strategy requires a seamless integration of various technological systems. The CVA engine cannot operate in a silo. It must be the central hub in a network of systems that feed it data and consume its output.

- **Data Feeds** ▴ The system needs real-time feeds for market data (interest rate curves, volatility surfaces) and credit data (CDS spreads). These feeds must be robust and have low latency to ensure that calculations are based on the most current information.

- **Portfolio Data** ▴ The engine requires an up-to-the-minute representation of the entire trade portfolio with a given counterparty, including all relevant terms and conditions of each trade and details of any master netting agreements.

- **Integration with OMS/EMS** ▴ The critical integration point is with the firm’s Order Management System (OMS) and Execution Management System (EMS). Before a trader can execute a trade, the OMS should automatically send a request to the CVA engine for a risk calculation. The resulting CVA charge must be displayed to the trader within the EMS, allowing them to see the full, risk-adjusted cost of the trade before making a final decision. This creates a powerful feedback loop that enforces trading discipline at the point of execution.

This level of integration ensures that the quantification of the price-risk trade-off is not a periodic, after-the-fact analysis but a continuous, automated part of the firm’s core trading process. It operationalizes the firm’s risk strategy, embedding it directly into the technological architecture that drives daily activity.

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## References

- Gregory, Jon. _The xVA Challenge ▴ Counterparty Credit Risk, Funding, Collateral, and Capital_. Wiley, 2015.

- Brigo, Damiano, and Massimo Morini. _Counterparty Credit Risk, Collateral and Funding ▴ With Pricing Cases for All Asset Classes_. Wiley, 2013.

- Hull, John C. _Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives_. 10th ed. Pearson, 2018.

- Pykhtin, Michael, and Dan Rosen. “Pricing Counterparty Risk at the Trade Level and CVA Allocations.” _The Journal of Credit Risk_, vol. 6, no. 4, 2010, pp. 1-39.

- Kenyon, Chris, and Andrew Green. “xVA ▴ Definition, Formulae and Properties.” _SSRN Electronic Journal_, 2014.

- International Organization of Securities Commissions. “Harmonisation of OTC Derivatives Data Reporting.” _IOSCO_, 2017.

- Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. “The standardised approach for measuring counterparty credit risk exposures.” _Bank for International Settlements_, 2014.

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## A System of Embedded Intelligence

The capacity to quantify the balance between price and counterparty risk is more than a risk management function; it is a central nervous system for institutional trading. It represents a shift from viewing risk and pricing as separate disciplines to understanding them as two facets of a single concept ▴ value. The frameworks and calculations detailed here are the tools, but the ultimate objective is the creation of an operational architecture where this quantification is an ambient, ever-present layer of intelligence. It informs every decision, not as a constraint, but as a source of clarity.

Consider how this system recalibrates a firm’s perception of its own portfolio. Each trade is no longer just an instrument with a market-to-market value, but a node in a complex network of bilateral exposures. The health of this network depends on the continuous, accurate pricing of the connections between the nodes. A robust CVA system provides the lens through which the true topology of this network becomes visible.

It reveals the hidden concentrations of risk and the unrecognized opportunities for diversification. This perspective transforms the firm’s operational framework from a simple collection of positions into a dynamic, interconnected system whose resilience and efficiency can be actively managed and optimized.

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## Glossary

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## Counterparty Risk

Meaning ▴ Counterparty risk denotes the potential for financial loss stemming from a counterparty's failure to fulfill its contractual obligations in a transaction. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-the-use-of-two-sided-quotes-impact-the-pricing-offered-by-dealers/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Offered Price Improvement

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## Valuation Adjustment

A counterparty score quantifies default probability, directly determining the Credit Valuation Adjustment ▴ the market price of that risk. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/credit-valuation-adjustment/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Credit Valuation Adjustment

Meaning ▴ Credit Valuation Adjustment, or CVA, quantifies the market value of counterparty credit risk inherent in uncollateralized or partially collateralized derivative contracts. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/counterparty-credit-risk/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Counterparty Credit Risk

Meaning ▴ Counterparty Credit Risk quantifies the potential for financial loss arising from a counterparty's failure to fulfill its contractual obligations before a transaction's final settlement. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-the-use-of-two-sided-quotes-impact-the-pricing-offered-by-dealers/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Offered Price

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## Cva

Meaning ▴ CVA represents the market value of counterparty credit risk. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/cva-calculation/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Cva Calculation

Meaning ▴ CVA Calculation, or Credit Valuation Adjustment Calculation, quantifies the market value of counterparty credit risk inherent in over-the-counter derivative contracts. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/credit-risk/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Credit Risk

Meaning ▴ Credit risk quantifies the potential financial loss arising from a counterparty's failure to fulfill its contractual obligations within a transaction. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/xva/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Xva

Meaning ▴ xVA denotes the collective valuation adjustments applied to financial instruments, primarily derivatives, to account for various risk and cost factors beyond simple fair value. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/debit-valuation-adjustment/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Debit Valuation Adjustment

Meaning ▴ Debit Valuation Adjustment (DVA) represents a financial accounting adjustment that reflects the change in the fair value of a firm's own liabilities due to a shift in its own credit risk. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/dva/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Dva

Meaning ▴ Debit Valuation Adjustment (DVA) represents a fair value adjustment to a firm's derivative liabilities, reflecting the impact of the firm's own credit risk on the valuation of these obligations. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/ifrs-13/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Ifrs 13

Meaning ▴ IFRS 13 establishes a comprehensive framework for measuring fair value, standardizing its definition and articulating principles for its application across various financial and non-financial items, particularly relevant for transparent reporting of institutional digital asset derivatives. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/netting-agreements/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Netting Agreements

Meaning ▴ Netting Agreements represent a foundational financial mechanism where two or more parties agree to offset mutual obligations or claims against each other, reducing a large number of individual transactions or exposures to a single net payment or exposure. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/market-data/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Market Data

Meaning ▴ Market Data comprises the real-time or historical pricing and trading information for financial instruments, encompassing bid and ask quotes, last trade prices, cumulative volume, and order book depth. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/probability-of-default/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Probability of Default

Meaning ▴ Probability of Default (PD) represents a statistical quantification of the likelihood that a specific counterparty will fail to meet its contractual financial obligations within a defined future period. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/exposure-at-default/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Exposure at Default

Meaning ▴ Exposure at Default (EAD) quantifies the expected gross value of an exposure to a counterparty at the precise moment that counterparty defaults. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/pd/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Pd

Meaning ▴ Price Discovery, or PD, represents the emergent process through which market participants collectively determine the fair valuation of a digital asset derivative, reflecting the dynamic interplay of supply, demand, and all publicly available information. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/loss-given-default/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Loss Given Default

Meaning ▴ Loss Given Default (LGD) represents the proportion of an exposure that is expected to be lost if a counterparty defaults on its obligations, after accounting for any recovery. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/lgd/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Lgd

Meaning ▴ Loss Given Default (LGD) quantifies the economic loss incurred when a counterparty defaults on its financial obligations. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/what-is-the-difference-between-fair-value-and-fair-market-value-in-a-buyout/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Market Value

Fair Value is a context-specific legal or accounting standard, while Fair Market Value is a hypothetical, tax-oriented market price. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/ead/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Ead

Meaning ▴ Exposure at Default (EAD) quantifies the total value of an institution's outstanding financial exposure to a counterparty at the precise moment of that counterparty's default. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/what-are-the-best-practices-for-communicating-an-rfp-cancellation-to-bidders-to-maintain-positive-vendor-relationships/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Expected Positive Exposure

Communicating an RFP cancellation effectively requires a tiered, transparent, and timely protocol to preserve vendor relationship integrity. </a>

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