For years, regulators have called for greater insight and transparency into the U.S. repurchase agreement (repo) market. As a crucial source of funding and liquidity for the U.S. financial system, repos provide short-term financing to banks, securities dealers, and other financial institutions to fund their liquidity provisions and leveraged investments. Currently, the daily volume of transactions on all U.S. repo markets exceeds $4 trillion.| www.financialresearch.gov
In the past, the OFR has partnered with other regulatory agencies to fill data gaps in securities lending and repo markets.| www.financialresearch.gov