# Why Is the Expanded Definition of Specified Transaction in the 2002 ISDA a Critical Tool for Asian Counterparty Risk? ▴ Question

**Published:** 2025-08-04
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## Concept

The architecture of modern financial risk management is built upon a foundation of contractual precision. Within this intricate system, the 2002 International [Swaps and Derivatives](https://prime.greeks.live/area/swaps-and-derivatives/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) Association (ISDA) Master Agreement functions as the central operating system for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. The expanded definition of “[Specified Transaction](https://prime.greeks.live/area/specified-transaction/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite)” within this agreement is a critical upgrade to that system’s core programming.

Its importance, particularly for managing [counterparty risk](https://prime.greeks.live/area/counterparty-risk/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) in Asian markets, becomes clear when one examines the lessons learned from systemic financial dislocations, most notably the 1997 [Asian Financial Crisis](https://prime.greeks.live/area/asian-financial-crisis/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite). The crisis exposed a dangerous vulnerability ▴ a counterparty could be meeting its obligations on a specific set of derivatives while simultaneously defaulting on other significant financial commitments, leaving its trading partners exposed to catastrophic losses that the existing legal frameworks were unequipped to mitigate.

The [1992 ISDA Master Agreement](https://prime.greeks.live/area/1992-isda-master-agreement/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) established a foundational framework. Its definition of a Specified Transaction, which could trigger a cross-default, was relatively narrow. It primarily captured common OTC derivative transactions between two parties that were, for some reason, not documented under their main [ISDA Master Agreement](https://prime.greeks.live/area/isda-master-agreement/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite). This architecture functioned adequately in stable markets where a default on one derivative was a reliable signal of broader financial distress.

The Asian [Financial Crisis](https://prime.greeks.live/area/financial-crisis/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite), however, demonstrated that distress could originate from a much wider spectrum of financial activities. A firm could be unraveling due to losses on repo agreements, structured notes, or other complex local financing instruments that fell completely outside the purview of the 1992 definition. This created a critical time lag. A counterparty could be in severe financial trouble, yet its derivatives partners would have no contractual right to act under their ISDA [Master Agreement](https://prime.greeks.live/area/master-agreement/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) until the contagion spread and caused a failure to pay or another trigger event on the derivatives themselves. By then, it was often too late to effectively manage the exposure.

> The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement expanded the definition of Specified Transaction to provide a more holistic and immediate view of a counterparty’s true financial health.

The 2002 revision directly addressed this systemic flaw. It recalibrated the system by significantly broadening the scope of what constitutes a Specified Transaction. The new definition was engineered to include a much wider array of potential sources of financial risk.

This expansion was not merely an academic exercise; it was a direct response to the market’s painful experience. The updated list of Specified Transactions now included instruments like:

- **[Credit Derivatives](https://prime.greeks.live/area/credit-derivatives/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite)** ▴ Transactions designed to transfer credit risk from one party to another.

- **Repo and Reverse [Repo Agreements](https://prime.greeks.live/area/repo-agreements/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite)** ▴ Contracts for the sale and subsequent repurchase of securities, which are effectively a form of collateralized lending.

- **[Securities Lending](https://prime.greeks.live/area/securities-lending/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) Agreements** ▴ The temporary transfer of securities, usually in exchange for collateral.

- **Commodity and Security Forwards** ▴ Customized contracts to buy or sell an asset at a specified price on a future date.

- **Weather Derivatives** ▴ Instruments used to hedge against weather-related risks.

By incorporating these and other capital market transactions into the definition, the [2002 ISDA Master Agreement](https://prime.greeks.live/area/2002-isda-master-agreement/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) created a far more sensitive and effective early warning system. A default on a repo agreement by a counterparty in Thailand, for instance, could now give its trading partner in London the immediate contractual right to terminate all their outstanding interest rate swaps under the ISDA agreement. This right is the lynchpin of effective counterparty risk management. It allows the [non-defaulting party](https://prime.greeks.live/area/non-defaulting-party/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) to trigger the close-out netting provisions of the agreement, collapsing a portfolio of trades into a single, net payable or receivable amount.

This mechanism is what prevents a single counterparty failure from creating a domino effect of losses across the financial system. The [expanded definition](https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-the-definition-of-a-good-control-location-change-with-the-introduction-of-digital-assets/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) of Specified Transaction is the sensor that activates this critical safety mechanism, and its design was a direct result of the specific ways in which risk manifested in the Asian markets.

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## Strategy

The strategic value of the expanded definition of Specified Transaction in the [2002 ISDA](https://prime.greeks.live/area/2002-isda/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) Master Agreement is rooted in its transformation of counterparty [risk management](https://prime.greeks.live/area/risk-management/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) from a transaction-level concern to a relationship-level discipline. For Asian markets, this shift was particularly profound. The 1997 crisis revealed a landscape where corporate and financial structures were often complex and opaque, with risk distributed across a variety of on- and off-balance-sheet vehicles.

A purely derivatives-focused view of a counterparty was insufficient; a holistic understanding of their entire credit profile was required. The 2002 ISDA framework provided the contractual tool to enforce this holistic view.

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## Why Was a Broader View of Default Necessary?

The 1997 crisis was characterized by a rapid contagion that spread from currency and equity markets to corporate and banking sectors. A key lesson was that the initial source of distress was often not in the derivatives market itself, but in related financing activities. For example, a Thai corporation might have had significant U.S. dollar-denominated debt through short-term loans or notes while its revenues were in Thai baht. When the baht was devalued, the company’s liabilities would skyrocket in local currency terms, rendering it insolvent.

Under the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement, a derivatives counterparty might have to wait for the company to actually miss a payment on a swap before they could act. The 2002 agreement’s expanded definition allows the counterparty to act much earlier, perhaps when the company defaults on the underlying U.S. dollar loan, which would now likely be captured as a Specified Transaction.

This pre-emptive capability is the core of the strategy. It aligns the contractual reality of the ISDA Master Agreement with the economic reality of the counterparty’s financial health. The strategy is to create a “single agreement” architecture where the entire web of financial dealings with a counterparty is interconnected for the purposes of default recognition. This has several critical strategic advantages, especially in the context of Asia’s diverse legal and financial systems.

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## Enhancing the Power of Close out Netting

[Close-out netting](https://prime.greeks.live/area/close-out-netting/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) is arguably the most important risk mitigation tool in the derivatives market. It allows two parties to offset their mutual obligations upon a default, resulting in a single net payment. This prevents a situation where a non-defaulting party would have to pay what it owes on its out-of-the-money trades while being unable to collect what it is owed on its in-the-money trades from the defaulting party.

The effectiveness of netting, however, depends entirely on the ability to terminate all transactions at the same time. The expanded definition of Specified Transaction strengthens this by providing a broader and more timely set of triggers for termination.

> By linking a wider range of financial obligations to the ISDA Master Agreement, the 2002 revision makes the critical mechanism of close-out netting more robust and reliable.

In many Asian jurisdictions, the legal frameworks for insolvency and the enforceability of netting were, and in some cases still are, less developed or tested than in Europe or North America. Having a clear, contractually defined trigger for termination that is linked to a broad range of real-world credit events provides a much stronger legal basis for enforcing close-out netting in a potential bankruptcy proceeding. ISDA commissions legal opinions in numerous jurisdictions to confirm the enforceability of these provisions, and a broader, more comprehensive default trigger strengthens the case for enforcement. China, for example, only formally recognized the legal enforceability of close-out netting with its Futures and [Derivatives Law](https://prime.greeks.live/area/derivatives-law/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) in 2022, making it a “clean netting jurisdiction.” In the decades prior, reliance on the robust contractual mechanics of the ISDA agreement was even more vital.

The following table illustrates the strategic shift in risk visibility provided by the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement:

| Risk Scenario | 1992 ISDA Master Agreement View | 2002 ISDA Master Agreement View |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Counterparty defaults on a repo agreement. | No automatic trigger. The non-defaulting party must wait for a separate failure to pay on a derivative transaction under the ISDA. | A “Default under Specified Transaction” is triggered. The non-defaulting party can immediately terminate all derivatives under the ISDA and calculate a net close-out amount. |
| Counterparty’s credit rating is downgraded due to losses on structured notes. | No direct trigger, unless a specific “Credit Event Upon Merger” is also satisfied, which has a high threshold. | The structured note itself may be a Specified Transaction. Even if not, the broader framework provides more opportunities to link to credit support documents that might trigger a default. |
| A counterparty in a developing Asian market enters a local insolvency proceeding. | Termination rights depend on the proceeding qualifying as a “Bankruptcy” event of default, which could be subject to legal challenges and delays depending on the jurisdiction. | The events leading to the insolvency (e.g. default on local bonds) are more likely to be captured as a Specified Transaction, providing an earlier, clearer contractual trigger for termination. |

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## Execution

The execution of counterparty risk mitigation using the expanded definition of Specified Transaction is a precise, procedural process. It transforms the strategic advantage of a holistic risk view into a series of actionable steps that a non-defaulting party can take to protect itself. The mechanism operates as a highly sensitive tripwire, integrated into the core logic of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement. Understanding this process is essential for any institution trading derivatives in markets with complex or rapidly evolving risk profiles, such as those across Asia.

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## The Procedural Cascade of a Default under Specified Transaction

Let us construct a realistic operational scenario to illustrate the execution mechanics. Imagine a Singapore-based bank (“SG Bank”) has a 2002 ISDA Master Agreement with an Indonesian commodity exporter (“IndoCorp”). Under this agreement, they have a series of cross-currency swaps to hedge IndoCorp’s exposure to fluctuations between the US dollar and the Indonesian rupiah. Separately, but concurrently, SG Bank provides financing to IndoCorp through a series of securities lending transactions, which are documented under a different agreement.

Due to a sharp decline in commodity prices, IndoCorp faces a liquidity crisis. It fails to return the securities as required under the [securities lending agreement](https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-the-tri-party-model-reduce-operational-risk-in-securities-lending/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite). This is where the execution of the 2002 ISDA’s enhanced architecture begins.

- **Identification of the Trigger Event** ▴ SG Bank’s legal and risk teams immediately identify that a securities lending transaction falls within the expanded definition of “Specified Transaction” under Section 14 of their 2002 ISDA Master Agreement with IndoCorp.

- **Satisfaction of the Event of Default Conditions** ▴ The failure by IndoCorp to perform its obligations under the securities lending agreement constitutes a default. This satisfies the conditions for a “[Default under Specified Transaction](https://prime.greeks.live/area/default-under-specified-transaction/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite)” Event of Default as defined in Section 5(a)(v) of the ISDA Master Agreement.

- **Issuance of a Default Notice** ▴ SG Bank’s legal counsel drafts and delivers a formal Default Notice to IndoCorp. This notice specifies the Event of Default that has occurred (Default [under Specified Transaction](https://prime.greeks.live/question/in-what-ways-can-the-definition-of-specified-transaction-be-negotiated-to-broaden-a-partys-default-protection/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite)) and designates an Early Termination Date for all outstanding transactions under the ISDA Master Agreement.

- **Termination and Valuation of Transactions** ▴ As of the Early Termination Date, all the cross-currency swaps between SG Bank and IndoCorp are terminated. The 2002 agreement employs a single, robust valuation methodology called “Close-out Amount.” This requires the calculating party (SG Bank) to determine, in good faith and using commercially reasonable procedures, the losses or gains that would be incurred in replacing the terminated transactions. This is a mark-to-market calculation that reflects the economic reality of the trades at the time of termination.

- **Calculation of the Net Amount** ▴ SG Bank aggregates the Close-out Amounts for all the terminated swaps. Some swaps may have been in-the-money for SG Bank (a positive value), while others may have been out-of-the-money (a negative value). These values are netted against each other, along with any other unpaid amounts, to arrive at a single net figure.

- **Enforcement and Mitigation** ▴ If the final net amount is payable by IndoCorp to SG Bank, SG Bank has a single, legally robust claim against IndoCorp. This claim is far easier to enforce in a potential bankruptcy proceeding than multiple, individual claims for each swap. Crucially, SG Bank has executed this entire process based on the default on the securities lending agreement, likely weeks or even months before IndoCorp would have inevitably defaulted on the swap payments themselves. This early action significantly reduces the potential for further losses.

This procedural discipline is the ultimate expression of the 2002 ISDA’s design philosophy. It provides a clear, predictable, and defensible process for managing risk in volatile situations.

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## How Does This Impact Risk Modeling?

The expanded definition also has profound implications for quantitative risk modeling. Credit Value Adjustment ([CVA](https://prime.greeks.live/area/cva/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite)) models, which calculate the market value of counterparty credit risk, must account for the [probability of default](https://prime.greeks.live/area/probability-of-default/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) (PD), the loss given default (LGD), and the exposure at default (EAD). The 2002 ISDA framework directly impacts these inputs.

The table below breaks down the impact on risk parameters:

| Risk Parameter | Impact of the Expanded Definition of Specified Transaction |
| --- | --- |
| Probability of Default (PD) | The definition effectively increases the number of events that can trigger a default under the ISDA agreement. This means that the PD used for CVA calculations should be based on the counterparty’s overall creditworthiness and the probability of it defaulting on any of its significant financial obligations, not just its derivatives. This leads to a more realistic and often higher PD. |
| Loss Given Default (LGD) | The LGD is reduced. Because the expanded definition allows for earlier termination and close-out netting, the non-defaulting party can crystallize its exposure before the counterparty’s financial situation deteriorates further. This early action preserves the value of any collateral and maximizes the potential recovery in a bankruptcy. |
| Exposure at Default (EAD) | The EAD is more effectively managed. By providing a clear and early trigger, the framework allows a firm to stop the growth of its exposure. Without this trigger, the mark-to-market value of the derivatives portfolio could continue to move against the non-defaulting party as the market reacts to the counterparty’s distress, leading to a much larger EAD when the default finally occurs. |

In essence, the expanded definition of Specified Transaction acts as a system-level governor on counterparty risk. It allows for the construction of a more resilient and responsive risk management architecture, one that is not siloed by product type but is instead unified by a comprehensive view of the counterparty relationship. For firms operating in the dynamic and diverse markets of Asia, this architectural strength is an indispensable component of their operational framework.

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## References

- Global Capital. “The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement Made Simple.” 6 January 2003.

- International Swaps and Derivatives Association. “2002 ISDA Master Agreement.” 2002.

- Risk.net. “Uneven progress towards close-out netting in Asia ▴ Isda comment.” 22 July 2015.

- KWM. “ISDA publishes inaugural China netting opinion issued by KWM ▴ China becomes a ‘clean netting jurisdiction’.” 5 August 2022.

- International Swaps and Derivatives Association. “Opinions Overview.” Accessed 4 August 2025.

- Wikipedia. “ISDA Master Agreement.” Accessed 4 August 2025.

- Dodd, Randall. “The Role of Derivatives in the East Asian Financial Crisis.” Initiative for Policy Dialogue, 2002.

- Wikipedia. “1997 Asian financial crisis.” Accessed 4 August 2025.

- Bank of Thailand. “Lessons learnt from the Asian Financial Crisis.” Accessed 4 August 2025.

- Akyüz, Yilmaz. “Causes and Sources of the Asian Financial Crisis.” UNCTAD, 2000.

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## Calibrating the System to the Environment

The evolution from the 1992 to the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement offers a powerful lesson in system design. A contractual framework, like any operating system, must be calibrated to the environment in which it functions. The financial landscape of Asia, with its unique legal traditions, economic drivers, and corporate structures, demanded a more sensitive and interconnected risk detection mechanism. The expanded definition of Specified Transaction provided precisely that.

As you assess your own operational framework, consider the sources of risk that lie just outside the formal boundaries of your primary agreements. Where are the hidden dependencies and correlated risks in your portfolio of counterparty relationships? The architectural principle of the 2002 ISDA revision is that a limited view of risk is a flawed view.

A truly robust system does not wait for a fire in one room to trigger the alarms throughout the building; it detects the smoke in the hallway. The knowledge gained here is a component in building that more intelligent and resilient system, one that provides not just protection, but a decisive operational edge.

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## Glossary

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## Specified Transaction

Meaning ▴ A Specified Transaction represents a pre-defined, pre-authorized, and often automated sequence of operations designed for executing a financial instrument trade or data exchange under precise conditions. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/swaps-and-derivatives/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Swaps and Derivatives

Meaning ▴ Swaps and derivatives are financial instruments whose valuation is intrinsically linked to an underlying asset, index, or rate, primarily utilized by institutional participants to manage systemic risk, execute directional market views, or gain synthetic exposure to diverse markets without direct asset ownership. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/asian-financial-crisis/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Asian Financial Crisis

Meaning ▴ The Asian Financial Crisis refers to a period of severe financial contagion originating in Thailand in July 1997, rapidly propagating through several East Asian economies including Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/counterparty-risk/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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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/area/1992-isda-master-agreement/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## 1992 Isda Master Agreement

Meaning ▴ The 1992 ISDA Master Agreement is a standardized bilateral contract document published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, serving as the primary legal framework for over-the-counter derivative transactions between two parties. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/isda-master-agreement/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Isda Master Agreement

Meaning ▴ The ISDA Master Agreement is a standardized contractual framework for privately negotiated over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions, establishing common terms for a wide array of financial instruments. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/master-agreement/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Master Agreement

Meaning ▴ The Master Agreement is a foundational legal contract establishing a comprehensive framework for all subsequent transactions between two parties. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/financial-crisis/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Financial Crisis

Meaning ▴ A Financial Crisis represents a severe, systemic disruption within financial markets, characterized by rapid and widespread loss of confidence, sharp declines in asset valuations, significant credit contraction, and failures of key financial institutions. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/credit-derivatives/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Credit Derivatives

Meaning ▴ Credit Derivatives are financial contracts whose value is derived from the credit performance of a specified underlying entity or asset, enabling the transfer of credit risk from one party to another without the transfer of the underlying asset itself. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/repo-agreements/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Repo Agreements

Meaning ▴ A Repo Agreement, or Repurchase Agreement, functions as a collateralized short-term borrowing mechanism where one party sells a security to another with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the security at a higher price on a specified future date. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/securities-lending/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Securities Lending

Meaning ▴ Securities lending involves the temporary transfer of securities from a lender to a borrower, typically against collateral, in exchange for a fee. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/2002-isda-master-agreement/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## 2002 Isda Master Agreement

Meaning ▴ The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement represents a standardized bilateral contractual framework for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/non-defaulting-party/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Non-Defaulting Party

Meaning ▴ The Non-Defaulting Party designates the entity within a bilateral or multilateral contractual agreement, particularly in digital asset derivatives, that remains in full compliance with its obligations and terms when a counterparty fails to meet its own, thereby triggering a default event. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-the-definition-of-a-good-control-location-change-with-the-introduction-of-digital-assets/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Expanded Definition

Digital assets transform the control location from a static depository to a dynamic, programmable layer of authority and risk. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/risk-management/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Risk Management

Meaning ▴ Risk Management is the systematic process of identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential financial exposures and operational vulnerabilities within an institutional trading framework. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/2002-isda/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## 2002 Isda

Meaning ▴ The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement constitutes a standardized contractual framework, widely adopted within the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market, establishing foundational terms for bilateral derivatives transactions. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/close-out-netting/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Close-Out Netting

Meaning ▴ Close-out netting is a contractual mechanism within financial agreements, typically master agreements, designed to consolidate all mutual obligations between two counterparties into a single net payment upon the occurrence of a specified termination event, such as default or insolvency. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/derivatives-law/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Derivatives Law

Meaning ▴ Derivatives Law constitutes the comprehensive body of legal statutes, regulatory mandates, and established judicial precedents governing the lifecycle of financial derivative instruments. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-the-tri-party-model-reduce-operational-risk-in-securities-lending/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Securities Lending Agreement

The tri-party model reduces operational risk by architecting a centralized agent to automate and standardize collateral lifecycle management. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/default-under-specified-transaction/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Default under Specified Transaction

Meaning ▴ Default under Specified Transaction refers to a contractual event of default where a party fails to perform its obligations under a transaction that is not the primary agreement but is explicitly designated as a "Specified Transaction" within the governing master agreement. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/in-what-ways-can-the-definition-of-specified-transaction-be-negotiated-to-broaden-a-partys-default-protection/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Under Specified Transaction

Negotiating the Specified Transaction definition broadens default protection by linking the ISDA to a wider array of bilateral financial agreements. </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/cva/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Cva

Meaning ▴ CVA represents the market value of counterparty credit risk. </a>

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### [What Is the Difference between the 1992 and 2002 Isda Master Agreement Close out Standards?](https://options.greeks.live/question/what-is-the-difference-between-the-1992-and-2002-isda-master-agreement-close-out-standards/)
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The 2002 ISDA replaces the 1992 version's rigid close-out options with a flexible, yet more rigorous, "Close-out Amount" standard.

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### [How Does the Close-Out Amount Affect Counterparty Risk Management Strategies?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-does-the-close-out-amount-affect-counterparty-risk-management-strategies/)
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The close-out amount is a calculated valuation that crystallizes the economic consequences of a counterparty default.

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### [How Did the 2002 Isda Master Agreement Attempt to Fix the 1992 Version’s Ambiguities?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-did-the-2002-isda-master-agreement-attempt-to-fix-the-1992-versions-ambiguities/)
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The 2002 ISDA Agreement replaced the 1992 version's ambiguities with objective, process-driven protocols for greater market stability.

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### [How Does the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement Differ from the 1992 Version in a Default Scenario?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-does-the-2002-isda-master-agreement-differ-from-the-1992-version-in-a-default-scenario/)
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The 2002 ISDA Agreement replaces the 1992 version's elective default mechanisms with a unified, commercially reasonable Close-Out Amount.

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### [What Is the Role of the Isda Master Agreement in the Enforceability of Netting?](https://options.greeks.live/question/what-is-the-role-of-the-isda-master-agreement-in-the-enforceability-of-netting/)
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The ISDA Master Agreement is the legal and operational protocol that makes bilateral netting enforceable upon counterparty default.

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### [How Does the ISDA Master Agreement Mitigate Counterparty Risk?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-does-the-isda-master-agreement-mitigate-counterparty-risk/)
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The ISDA Master Agreement is an operating system for mitigating counterparty risk via legally enforceable netting and collateralization.

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### [How Does the ISDA Master Agreement Govern the Close-Out Process?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-does-the-isda-master-agreement-govern-the-close-out-process/)
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The ISDA Master Agreement provides a rules-based protocol to terminate derivative transactions upon default, netting values into one payment.

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### [Can a Firm Still Use the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement for New Trades?](https://options.greeks.live/question/can-a-firm-still-use-the-1992-isda-master-agreement-for-new-trades/)
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A firm can use the 1992 ISDA Agreement, but it accepts a legacy risk framework with known weaknesses in its close-out architecture.

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### [How Does the 2002 Isda Master Agreement Enhance Systemic Stability over the 1992 Version?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-does-the-2002-isda-master-agreement-enhance-systemic-stability-over-the-1992-version/)
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The 2002 ISDA fortifies systemic stability by replacing ambiguous protocols with a single, commercially reasonable close-out standard.

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