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Collateral choice

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  • Ballensiefen, Benedikt Fabian

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I provide the first systematic analysis of collateral choices in one of the main short-term funding markets, the repurchase agreement (repo) market. In repos, long-term bonds serve as collateral connecting short-term and long-term funding markets. In general collateral repos, banks can choose from a list of eligible bonds. Surprisingly, they often deliver more expensive on-the-run bonds rather than cheapest-to-post securities. I rationalize this behaviour using a theoretical model linking the repo and bond markets. My results are relevant for explaining bond market patterns that are different in the euro area compared to the United States.

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  • Ballensiefen, Benedikt Fabian, 2025. "Collateral choice," CFR Working Papers 25-05, University of Cologne, Centre for Financial Research (CFR).
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:cfrwps:319642
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    Keywords

    Funding; Liquidity; Collateral; Repo; Bond; On-the-run;
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    JEL classification:

    • E40 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - General
    • E41 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Demand for Money
    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • G00 - Financial Economics - - General - - - General
    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)

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