Match Book Trading
Match book trading has allowed the repo desk to move from being just a support desk for other trading desks to being a profit centre in its own right. Match book repo traders make two-way dealing prices in repo on various securities of the firm's underlying position. Thus, the repo desk has its own trading positions. This is done both to provide customers with a continuous financing service for long and short positions and for proprietary trading profit.
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