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Also known, to ISDAphiles, as {{csaprov|Independent Amount}}, this is the amount of collateral or margin a counterparty requres up front, notwithstanding any change in the mark-to-market value of the transaction.
Also known, to ISDAphiles, as {{csaprov|Independent Amount}} and to aggressive predictive text engines as “''I’m''”, this is the amount of collateral or [[margin]] a [[counterparty]] requires up front, notwithstanding any change in the [[mark-to-market]] value of the transaction.


Compare, by way of contrast, [[variation margin]].
Compare, by way of contrast, [[variation margin]].