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IM

Collateral collected to cover potential future exposure over a defined close-out period.

What does it stand for?

Initial Margin

What it means

Collateral collected to cover potential future exposure over a defined close-out period.

How to interpret it

This concept should be read together with its market convention, measurement horizon and underlying instrument. BondStats presents it as an analytical reference rather than investment advice; instrument documentation and primary market rules remain authoritative.

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