It stands for bed and breakfast; the functional, but not necessarily the economic, equivalent of an overnight repurchase agreement (repo). Banks and financial institutions usually sell a security or portfolio to register at tax gain or loss, and repurchase it the following day. This tactic is also used to avoid showing a position on a company’s books at the end of reporting period.
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