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In ISDA parlance, the Valuation Percentage applied to posted Credit Support Obligations. In the world of stock lending, it’s the “Margin” percentage of Collateral, even though Margin is a particularly bad word for it.

Not to be confused with initial margin or an Independent Amount.

See also

• Independent Amount
• Valuation Percentage
• Market Value
• Margin