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But like a melting ice cube, the bank's franchise value would rapidly shrink as depositors, counter parties and staff all left.

Jonas explains that counter parties normally would require margin to be posted against such a large option trade.

And the amount of credit swaps is so big that no one wants to test whether those counter parties can all pay in the event of a default.

Or they could bail it out, rewarding creditors and counter parties at the expense of taxpayers (AIG).

The House plans exclude firms that are not "systemically important" or do not expose their counter parties to "significant credit losses" .

A downgrade would oblige the company to post $18bn of collateral to back various financial guarantees to counter-parties.

It rejects claims that it is above the law, pointing out that trading counter parties can take complaints to arbitration (none has).

In general, Forex Dealer Members are NFA Members who act as counter parties to retail off-exchange forex futures and options transactions.

Niall Ferguson and Jeffrey Sachs: Impose haircuts on bondholders and counter parties prior to using taxpayer money in bailouts.

The banks usually acted as brokers and "offset" the trades with counter-parties, including hedge funds and other financial institutions.

Like any firm, Bear is experiencing its share of margin calls, which it works with counter parties to resolve.

An exchange of cash flows between two counter parties designed to offset interest rate or currency risk and to match their assets . . .

One senior Wall Street banker said Bear might need to line up new long- term funding to calm counter- parties and lenders .

The financial firm was trading normally with counter parties on Tuesday.

the identity certificate or business license of the counter parties;