Glossary

Updated 1 April 2019

This glossary offers definitions of technical terms commonly used in the BIS Quarterly Review.

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central counterparty (CCP)

Entity that interposes itself between the two sides of a transaction, becoming the buyer to every seller and the seller to every buyer.

Updated: 11 Dec 2016
central counterparty (CCP)

Entity that interposes itself between the two sides of a transaction, becoming the buyer to every seller and the seller to every buyer.

Updated: 11 Dec 2016