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How Do Collateral Requirements Mitigate Systemic Risk in Derivatives?

Collateral requirements, primarily in the form of margin, mitigate systemic risk by ensuring that market participants have sufficient funds to cover potential losses. This prevents a chain reaction of defaults if a major counterparty fails to meet their obligations.

Centralized exchanges and clearing houses use these requirements to maintain market stability and solvency.

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