counterparty
Other contract signer
A counterparty is the other party in a financial transaction or contract—whoever is on the opposite side of your deal.
In a trade, your counterparty is who you're buying from or selling to.
Counterparty risk is the chance that the other side will default or fail to meet their obligations: The bank carefully evaluates counterparty risk before entering swap agreements.
Chief school administrator
- obligorOne bound by contract
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- trading partnerEntity exchanging goods mutually
- signatoryOne who signs officially
Place holding deposits
- investorOne who allocates capital
- lenderOne who loans money
- borrowerOne who takes temporarily
- creditorOne owed money
debtor · underwriter · insurer · guarantor · bondholder · shareholder · hedge fund · pension fund
Resolved dispute or colony
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- tradeExchange of commodities
- executionCompleting a planned task
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
novation · assignment · termination · mark-to-market · bilateral · OTC · exchange-traded
One who sells goods
- supplierSource of goods
- clientOne who hires professionals
- customerBuyer of goods
- partnerOne who shares activity
corporation · firm · company · enterprise · merchant · distributor · manufacturer · service provider
Ability to repay debts
- defaultPreset standard option
- exposureState of being unprotected
- credit riskPotential for borrower nonpayment
- collateralSecurity for debt
margin call · netting · rating · downgrade · insolvency · bankruptcy · replacement cost
Legal or financial obligation
- dutyRequired moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- covenantBinding formal pledge
guarantee · indemnity · performance · delivery · payment · fulfillment · binding agreement · recourse
Solid mass, or impede
- deflectTurn from course
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- interceptSeize en route
- wardProtected person; division
shield · protection · resistance · evasion · opposition · cover
principal
Chief school administrator
- obligorOne bound by contract
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- trading partnerEntity exchanging goods mutually
bank
Place holding deposits
creditor · debtor · underwriter · insurer · guarantor · bondholder · shareholder · hedge fund · pension fund · mutual fund
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
confirmation · novation · assignment · termination · mark-to-market · bilateral · OTC · exchange-traded
vendor
One who sells goods
partner · corporation · firm · company · enterprise · merchant · distributor · manufacturer · service provider · wholesaler
creditworthiness
Ability to repay debts
- defaultPreset standard option
- exposureState of being unprotected
- credit riskPotential for borrower nonpayment
collateral · margin call · netting · rating · downgrade · insolvency · bankruptcy · replacement cost
liability
Legal or financial obligation
- dutyRequired moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
covenant · guarantee · indemnity · performance · delivery · payment · fulfillment · binding agreement · recourse · remedy
block
Solid mass, or impede
ward · shield · protection · resistance · evasion · opposition · cover
- negotiationbargaining, bargain, negotiate, mediation, compromise
- contractsbinding contracts, contract length, lease, clause, contract terms
- contract partiessignatory, buyer, seller, lender, borrower
- securities operationsclearing, settlement, matching, execution, back office
- derivativesderivatives, sequel, option, remake, spinoff
- Money Marketsmoney market, money market funds, LIBOR, repo, repos