Collateral swap

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A collateral swap is an informal name for collateral transformation.

Collateral transformation is a key part of central banks' liquidity insurance role in financial markets.


Collateral transformation allows participating banks to temporarily exchange less liquid forms of collateral, for collateral which is more liquid.


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