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Dollar Roll
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A special repurchase agreement transaction where the security transferred to the investor as collateral is a mortgage-backed instrument. Because mortgage securities are more diverse than Treasury securities, the borrower may receive different securities than he delivered when he repays the loan. Dollar rolls are an inventory management tool for mortgage securities dealers as well as a short- term financing/lending instrument. See also Repurchase Agreement (Repo), (RP).
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