Section 2(1)(i) in THE BILATERAL NETTING OF QUALIFIED FINANCIAL CONTRACTS ACT, 2020
(i)“margin” means the amount, form and type of collateral required as a performance bond for the purchase, sale or carrying of a qualified financial contract and includes—(A)initial margin which protects the transacting parties from potential future exposure likely to arise from future changes in the mark-to-market value of the qualified financial contract during the close-out and replace the position in the event of counterparty default; and(B)variation margin which protects the transacting parties from the current exposure that has already been incurred by one of the parties from changes in the mark-to-market value of the qualified financial contract after the transaction has been executed;