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Rediscovering Minsky's wheel, one pundit at a time | 77 comments (77 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: But isn't that (none / 1)
From the point of view of the borrower, the haircut is added to the amount you have to borrow, as I did. Though, properly, it's not 1+x but 1/(1-x) as Jake pointed out.

From the point of view of the lender, obviously, the haircut is a discount on the value of the collateral.

I want to borrow 100, I need to pledge 105 worth of assets.

I am receiving an asset worth 100 as collateral, I will offer a loan of 95.

Economics is politics by other means

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed May 11th, 2011 at 09:48:56 AM EST
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Re: But isn't that (none / 0)
Should have said "source of the convention describing the process by" adding the haircut to the amount "repoed".

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Wed May 11th, 2011 at 10:07:58 AM EST
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Rediscovering Minsky's wheel, one pundit at a time | 77 comments (77 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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