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Securities market theory: Possession, repo and rehypothecation

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  • Bottazzi, Jean-Marc
  • Luque, Jaime
  • Páscoa, Mário R.

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By introducing repo markets we understand how agents need to borrow issued securities before shorting them: (re)-hypothecation is at the heart of shorting. Non-negative amounts of securities in the box of an agent (amounts borrowed or owned but not lent on) can be sold, and recursive use of securities as collateral allows agents to leverage their positions. A binding box constraint induces a liquidity premium: the repo rate becomes special and the security price higher than expected discounted cash-flows. Existence of equilibrium is guaranteed under limited re-hypothecation, a situation secured by (current or proposed) institutional arrangements.

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  • Bottazzi, Jean-Marc & Luque, Jaime & Páscoa, Mário R., 2012. "Securities market theory: Possession, repo and rehypothecation," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 147(2), pages 477-500.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jetheo:v:147:y:2012:i:2:p:477-500
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jet.2010.11.004
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    Keywords

    Re-hypothecation; Repo; Leverage; Repo collateral multiplier; Short sale; Issuing; Collateral; Specialness; Security pricing;
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    JEL classification:

    • D52 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Incomplete Markets
    • D53 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Financial Markets
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates

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