(In)efficient repo markets

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Tobias Dieler

University of Bristol - Department of Finance and Accounting

Loriano Mancini

Università della Svizzera italiana (USI Lugano); Swiss Finance Institute

Norman Schuerhoff

Swiss Finance Institute - HEC Lausanne

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Date Written: February 4, 2021

Abstract

Repo markets suffer from funding misallocations and funding runs. In a rollover risk model with collateral, we show how repo trading and clearing mechanisms can resolve these inefficiencies. In over-the-counter markets, non-anonymous trading prevents asset liquidations but causes runs on low-quality borrowers. In central-counterparty markets, anonymous trading provides insurance against small funding shocks but causes inefficient asset liquidations for intermediate funding shocks. The privately optimal market structure requires central clearing with a novel two-tiered guarantee fund to insure against illiquidity and insolvency. Our findings inform the policy debate on funding crises and explain empirical patterns of collateral premia.

Keywords: repo market, funding run, financial stability, asymmetric information, central clearing, novation, guarantee fund, collateral

JEL Classification: G01, G14, G21, G28

Suggested Citation

Dieler, Tobias and Mancini, Loriano and Schuerhoff, Norman, (In)efficient repo markets (February 4, 2021). Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 21-10, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3779987 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3779987

Tobias Dieler

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Loriano Mancini

Università della Svizzera italiana (USI Lugano) ( email )

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Norman Schuerhoff (Contact Author)

Swiss Finance Institute - HEC Lausanne ( email )

Chavannes-près-Renens
Switzerland

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