Allocated Margin Flow (IM/IA) Approach - IM CSD Provision

2018 ISDA Credit Support Deed (IM) (English law) A Jolly Contrarian owner’s manual™ Resources and navigation Resources: 2018 CSD Wikitext | 2018 CSD Nutshell Wikitext Navigation 1 (Interpretation) | 2 (Security) | 3 (Credit Support Obligations) | 4 (Conditions Precedent, Transfers, Timing, Calculations and Substitutions) | 5 (Dispute Resolution) | 6 (Custody Arrangements and the Control Agreement) | 7 (Default) | 8 (Certain Rights and Remedies) | 9 (Representation) | 10 (Expenses) | 11 (Other Provisions) | 12 (Definitions) | 13 (Elections and Variables) Index: Click ᐅ to expand: 2018 CSD Paragraph 3(c)(iii)(B) in a Nutshell™ Use at your own risk, campers! (B) If “Allocated Margin Flow (IM/IA) Approach” applies: Max [Margin Amount (IM) - Threshold (IM), 0] and its posting obligation for Margin Amount (IA) under any Other CSA will be reduced by that Credit Support Amount (IM) (subject to a minimum of zero). view template Full text of Paragraph 3(c)(iii)(B) (B) If the “Allocated Margin Flow (IM/IA) Approach” is specified as applicable in Paragraph 13, the following provisions will apply: (1) “Credit Support Amount (IM)” means, with respect to a party as the Chargor, for any Calculation Date (IM), (i) the Margin Amount (IM) applicable to the Chargor, if any, minus (ii) the Chargor’s Threshold (IM); provided, however, that the Credit Support Amount (IM) will be deemed to be zero whenever the calculation of the Credit Support Amount (IM) yields a number less than zero. (2) Amendment to Obligations in respect of Margin Amount (IA). The posting obligation of a Chargor in respect of any amount that constitutes a Margin Amount (IA) under any Other CSA shall be reduced on an aggregate basis by the amount of the Chargor’s Credit Support Amount (IM); provided, however, that if, after such reduction, any such Margin Amount (IA) would be a negative amount, such Margin Amount (IA) will be deemed to be zero. view template Related agreements and comparisons Related Agreements Click here for the text of Section NA in the 2016 ISDA VM CSA Comparisons Template:Csddiff 3(c)(iii)(B) Tell me more Sign up for our newsletter — or just get in touch: for ½ a weekly 🍺 you get to consult JC. Ask about it here.

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There is no such provision in the 2016 VM CSA. How could there be? Why would there be? I mean, ISDA’s crack drafting squad™ is cranky, ponderous, magnetically attracted to absurd textual overengineering, but they’re not positively sadistic. Come on.

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