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BILATERAL COLLATERAL Definition & Legal Meaning

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A COLLATERAL agreement between two COUNTERPARTIES that requires either party to post security, depending on the value of the PORTFOLIO of contracts and the level of unsecured credit limits that have been established. This type of arrangement is often implemented when two counterparties have approximately equal CREDIT RATINGS. See also UNILATERAL COLLATERAL.

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