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counterparty risk
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Counterparty Risk
The risk to each party of a contract that the counterparty will not live up to their contractual obligations.

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In most financial contracts, counterparty risk is known as default risk.

Counterparty risk
The risk that the other party to an agreement will default. In an options contract, the risk to the option buyer that the option writer will not buy or sell the underlying as agreed.
counterparty risk
The risk that a party to a transaction will fail to fulfill its obligations. The term is often applied specifically to swap agreements in which no clearinghouse guarantees the performance of the contract.
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