Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
Securities lending — In finance, securities lending or stock lending refers to the lending of securities by one party to another. The terms of the loan will be governed by a Securities Lending Agreement , which, under U.S. law, requires that the borrower provides the … Wikipedia
International Securities Lending Association — The International Securities Lending Association ( ISLA ) is an independent trade association established in 1989 to represent the interests of the securities lending industry. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, the primary goal of ISLA is… … Wikipedia
repurchase agreement — ( RP) A form of secured, short term borrowing in which a security is sold with a simultaneous agreement to buy it back from the purchaser at a future date. The purchase and sales agreements are simultaneous but the transactions are not. The sale… … Financial and business terms
Repurchase agreement — An agreement with a commitment by the seller ( dealer) to buy a security back from the purchaser ( customer) at a specified price at a designated future date. Also called a repo, it represents a collateralized short term loan, where the… … Financial and business terms
dealing — index act (undertaking), commerce, management (judicious use), transaction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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Federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — Fannie Mae headquarters at 3900 Wisconsin Avenue, NW in Washington, D.C. The federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac refers to the placing into conservatorship of government sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the U.S.… … Wikipedia
Short (finance) — Schematic representation of short selling in two steps. The short seller borrows shares and immediately sells them. He then waits, hoping for the stock price to decrease, when the seller can profit by purchasing the shares to return to the lender … Wikipedia
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