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A reduction in the collateral needs of a broker, resulting from the presence of both long and short client positions. | |||
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Netting of transactions within a group of businesses, thereby reducing the number and cost of external transactions. | Netting of transactions within a group of businesses, thereby reducing the number and cost of external transactions. | ||
Also written 'internalization'. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Collateral]] | |||
* [[Internalisation risk]] | |||
* [[Long position]] | |||
* [[Prime brokerage]] | |||
* [[Short position]] | |||
* [[Spread]] | * [[Spread]] | ||
[[Category:The_business_context]] | |||
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]] | |||
[[Category:Manage_risks]] | |||
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:46, 23 August 2019
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The practice where customer trades are executed internally within a brokerage or through intermediaries rather than through an exchange.
The brokerage keeps any money it may make on the spread (the difference between the purchase price and the sale price).
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A reduction in the collateral needs of a broker, resulting from the presence of both long and short client positions.
3.
Netting of transactions within a group of businesses, thereby reducing the number and cost of external transactions.
Also written 'internalization'.
