The agreement which incurs the transaction between two parties and promise held that second party will sell security at specific maturity is classified as __________?

Correct answer: D. reverse repurchase agreement

  • A. repurchasing commercial notes
  • B. repurchase bills
  • C. purchase agreement
  • D. reverse repurchase agreement

Explanation

In a reverse repurchase agreement, one party buys a security and agrees to resell it to the other party at a specified future date. A normal repo is described from the seller’s perspective, who agrees to repurchase the security.

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