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====Foundational concepts====
*What is a swap, how does it work? – founding concepts:
*[[Underlier]]s
*“[[synthetic exposure]]”
*[[Mark-to-market]] value
*[[Replacement cost]]
*[[Hedging]]
====Architecture====
*'''Structure''': How it hangs together – Master/Schedule/CSA/Master Confirmations/Confirms
*'''Big drafting issues'''
**[[Valuation Agent - CSA Provision|Valuation]] and [[Calculation Agent - ISDA Provision|Calculation]]: of transactions – differing standards between asset  classes
**Credit:
***{{isdaprov|Events of Default}} and {{isdaprov|Termination Event}}s, the differences between them
***{{isdaprov|Cross Default}} and inadvertent solvency risks
***{{isdaprov|Additional Termination Events}} that will be specific to counterparties
***{{isdaprov|Credit Support Provider}}s,
***{{isdaprov|Specified Entities
**[[Close out]]:
 How close out works
 [[Netting]] and [[set off]]
o [[Netting]]
 The importance of [[close-out netting]]
 Netting opinions
 Counterparty types
 Automatic Early Termination
 Collateral
 Multibranch parties
o Collateral: How the CSA works
 Title transfer versus pledge
 “Equivalent” credit support
 Independent Amounts
 Changes wrought by regulations for variation margin
 Valuation of collateral and exposure values
o Tax representations: Hire Act, FACTCA, payer and payee representations
o Notices and communications
o Definitions booklets
- Process issues
o Capacity and authority
o Onboarding and AML
o Static data and netting flags
o Who are the stakeholders?
 Credit
 Treasury
 Legal
 Trading
 Sales
 
{{seealso}}
*[[ISDA Anatomy]]
*[[ISDA Anatomy]]
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