Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Business_Finance/Financial_Industry_Business_Ontology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'initial margin'?

A. asset that is a movable item or possession not fixed to land
B. identifiable, non-monetary asset that lacks physical substance
C. money or securities put up as a good faith deposit assuring that a future contract will be fulfilled
D. real property, interests in mortgages on real property (including interests in mortgages on leaseholds of land or improvements thereon), and shares in qualified the concept investment trusts

Answer: money or securities put up as a good faith deposit assuring that a future contract will be fulfilled