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Section 5(a)(vi) of the ISDA provides that an Event of Default will occur if a party defaults on a third- party obligation and the default or the obligation is in excess of a specified threshold amount.

Most multinational banks have ISDA Master Agreements in place with each other. These agreements usually cover all branches that are active in foreign exchange, interest rate, or options trading. Banks require corporate counterparties to sign an agreement to enter into swaps.

Also known as the ISDA® Schedule. A document which parties to a swap or other bilateral derivatives transaction typically use to alter the terms of and add terms to the pre-printed standard form ISDA Master Agreement.

Cross default is a provision in a bond indenture or loan agreement that puts a borrower in default if the borrower defaults on another obligation. For instance, a cross-default clause in a loan agreement may say that a person automatically defaults on his car loan if he defaults on his mortgage.

A specified entity would typically be an affiliate or entity within the same business group, the circumstances of which are likely to have some impact upon the party's creditworthiness or its ability to continue meeting its obligations under the ISDA Master Agreement.

Specified Indebtedness means any obligation (whether present or future, contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety or otherwise) in respect of borrowed money, other than in respect of deposits received.

The framework consists of a master agreement, a schedule, confirmations, definition booklets, and credit support documentation. The master agreement is a document agreed to between two parties that sets out standard terms that apply to all the transactions entered into between those parties.