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Repo Interest

Calculates simple interest on a repo cash leg.

Formula

Interest = Cash × Repo rate × days/basis

Variables: Cash principal; repo rate; days; day-count basis

What it means

Calculates simple interest on a repo cash leg.

Example

10m cash at 5% for 7 days on ACT/360 produces about 9,722 of repo interest.

How to interpret it

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