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General Repo

A repo agreement in which the lender of cash accepts any securities that are not special in the market and...

General Repo Rate

A repo rate that is associated with general collateral securities such as Treasury bonds and notes, mortgage-backed securities, agency-sponsored securities, etc. It is...

Cash Flow Waterfall

In general, it is a method to determine how the monthly interest and principal cash flows are allocated among all...

Eligible Margin Loan

An extension of credit which is collateralized by debt or equity securities that are liquid and highly marketable. The collateral...

Collateralized Swap

A swap whereby one of the counterparties (or both) post collateral to guarantee fulfillment of a contractual obligation. The collateral...

Secured Deposit

A deposit that is guaranteed by the pledging of security. The bank (depositee) has to guarantee the safety of these...

Collateral Valuation Adjustment

It is part of xVA (cross valuation adjustments); it refers to the pricing adjustment made for a collateralized derivative. It...

CDO

It stands for collateralized debt obligation; an investment-grade bond that is backed by a pool of variously-rated debt obligations including...

Collateralized Debt Obligation

An investment-grade bond that is backed by a pool of variously-rated debt obligations including government and corporate bonds, loans, and...

Asset-Light Debt

A type of corporate debt whereby the collateral value is below standard requirements (usually lower than 30% of the company’s...