Review of Financial Studies Vol. 29 No. 7 2016
The Euro Interbank Repo Market
open access
Abstract
The search for a market design that ensures stable bank funding is at the top of regulators' policy agenda. This paper empirically shows that the central counterparty (CCP)-based euro interbank repo market features this stability. Using a unique and comprehensive data set, we show that the market is resilient during crisis episodes and may even act as a shock absorber, in the sense that repo lending increases with risk, while spreads, maturities, and haircuts remain stable. Our comparison across different repo markets shows that anonymous CCP-based trading, safe collateral, and the absence of an unwind mechanism are the key characteristics to ensure market resilience.
- DOI
- 10.1093/rfs/hhv056
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1747-1779
- Language
- en
- Sources
- crossref openalex