Scott Skyrm is the Executive Vice President in Fixed Income and Repo at Curvature Securities. Scott joins David on Macro Musings to discuss REPO markets, where they have been and where they are going. Specifically, Scott and David discuss the role of broker-dealers like Curvature Securities in the repo market, how repo markets are tied to treasury markets and government deficit financing, why repo rates have recently entered negative territory, potential reforms to the repo market, and much more.

 

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Transcript for the episode can be found here.

 

Scott’s Twitter: @ScottSkyrm

Scott’s Bio: http://curvaturesecurities.com/our-team/#1540493883550-e8ec7543-62d3

 

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