Collateral segregation, allocation, and management system and method

A computer implemented method for managing collateral in one or more financial transactions, wherein the method is implemented in a computer system comprising one or more processors configured to execute one or more computer program modules, the method comprising:

• establishing, via the one or more processors, at a securities intermediary to the one or more financial transactions, an individual segregated account for each of a plurality of pledgors;
• receiving, via the one or more processors, a lock-up amount from one or more secured parties for one of the plurality of pledgors;
• receiving, via the one or more processors, a request to post collateral from an account of the one of the plurality of pledgors to the individual segregated account associated with the one of the plurality of pledgors;
• and
• allocating collateral from the account of the one of the plurality of pledgors to the individual segregated account associated with the one of the plurality of pledgors, for the benefit of the one or more secured parties, the collateral being at least equal to the lock-up amount.