Size & Growth of the Market
The repo market has been constantly growing in recent years. According to surveys by the International Securities Market Association (ISMA), the total gross value of cash locked in repo transactions increased from € 2.4 billion in December 2001 to € 3.8 billion in December 2003. The graphs shown below, also from surveys by ISMA and the Bank Marketing Association, describes the growth of the repo market in Europe and the US.
Please see The ISMA European Repo market survey, March 2005, for further details
