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''Repurchase agreements'' | ''Repurchase agreements''. | ||
A securities repurchase agreement ('repo') involves a pair of trades with the same counterparty in the same security. | A securities repurchase agreement ('repo') involves a pair of trades with the same counterparty in the same security. | ||
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The opening leg is the | The opening leg is the first trade in the repo. | ||
It is also known as the starting, first, near, or onside leg. | It is also known as the starting, first, near, or onside leg. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Closing leg]] | * [[Closing leg]] | ||
* [[Near leg]] | |||
* [[Repo rate]] | * [[Repo rate]] | ||
* [[Repurchase agreement]] | * [[Repurchase agreement]] | ||
[http://www.treasurers.org/repos ACT briefing note: Practical steps to investing in Repos ] | ==Other resource== | ||
*[http://www.treasurers.org/repos ACT briefing note: Practical steps to investing in Repos ] | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:04, 1 July 2022
Repurchase agreements.
A securities repurchase agreement ('repo') involves a pair of trades with the same counterparty in the same security.
The second trade reverses the initial sale and purchase, but at a later date and different price.
The opening leg is the first trade in the repo.
It is also known as the starting, first, near, or onside leg.
See also
