Senior Credit Officer Opinion Survey, June 2023

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Summary

The June 2023 Senior Credit Officer Opinion Survey on Dealer Financing Terms (SCOOS) collected qualitative information on changes in credit terms and conditions in securities financing and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. In addition to the core questions, the survey included a set of special questions about the funding of clients engaged in Treasury cash-futures basis trading and other relative-value trades involving Treasury securities. The 21 institutions participating in the survey account for almost all dealer financing of dollar-denominated securities to nondealers and are the most active intermediaries in OTC derivatives markets. The survey was conducted between May 9, 2023, and May 22, 2023. The core questions asked about changes between mid-February 2023 and mid-May 2023.

Core Questions
(Questions 1–79)1

With regard to the credit terms applicable to, and mark and collateral disputes with, different counterparty types across the entire range of securities financing and OTC derivatives transactions, responses to the core questions revealed the following:

  • Two-fifths of dealers, on net, reported they had increased the resources and attention they devoted to managing their concentrated credit exposure to other dealers and other financial intermediaries over the past three months (see the exhibit "Management of Concentrated Credit Exposures and Indicators of Supply of Credit"). Around one-fifth of dealers, on net, reported they had increased the resources and attention they devoted to managing their concentrated credit exposure to central counterparties. More than three-fifths of respondents indicated that changes in central counterparty practices have affected, at least to a small degree, the credit terms they offer to clients on bilateral transactions that are not cleared.
  • For hedge funds, around one-fourth of dealers, on net, reported that nonprice terms tightened somewhat on securities financing transactions and OTC derivatives over the past three months. Smaller net fractions of dealers reported that price terms tightened. Dealers cited worsening in general market liquidity and functioning, reduced willingness of their institution to take on risk, and deterioration in current or expected financial strength of counterparties as the main reasons for the tightening.
  • For trading real estate investment trusts (REITs), around one-third of dealers, on net, reported that price terms on securities financing transactions and OTC derivatives tightened over the past three months. Respondents reported that nonprice terms, such as haircuts, maximum maturity, or covenants remained mostly unchanged. Dealers cited deterioration in current or expected financial strength of counterparties as well as worsening in general market liquidity and functioning as the main reasons for the tightening.
  • For nonfinancial corporations, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, pension plans, and endowments, around one-fourth of dealers, on net, reported that price terms on securities financing transactions and OTC derivatives tightened over the past three months. A smaller net fraction of dealers reported that nonprice terms had tightened.

With respect to clients' use of financial leverage, responses to the core questions revealed the following:

  • For hedge funds, a small net fraction of dealers reported that the use of financial leverage decreased somewhat over the past three months (see the exhibit "Use of Financial Leverage").

With respect to OTC derivatives markets, responses to the core questions revealed the following:

  • Initial margin requirements and nonprice terms in master agreements were both reported to be mostly unchanged, on net, for all types of OTC derivatives.
  • Around one-fifth and one-fourth of dealers, on net, indicated that the volume of mark and collateral disputes for foreign exchange and equity OTC derivatives, respectively, decreased over the past three months.

With respect to securities financing transactions, respondents indicated the following:

  • Around one-third and one-fifth of dealers, on net, indicated the tightening of terms for collateral spreads and haircuts, respectively, for high-yield corporate bonds, non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and consumer asset-backed securities over the past three months. The tightening of terms for collateral spreads, but not of terms for haircuts, was similarly indicated for high-grade corporate bonds.
  • Around one-fifth of dealers, on net, indicated increased demand for funding of high-grade corporate bonds and increased demand for term funding of high-grade and high-yield corporate bonds over the past three months (see the exhibit "Measures of Demand for Funding and Market Functioning"). For equities (including through stock loans), a small net fraction of dealers indicated that demand for funding decreased over the past three months.
  • Around one-third of dealers, on net, indicated that liquidity and market functioning for commercial mortgage-backed securities deteriorated over the past three months. Smaller net fractions of dealers indicated that liquidity and market functioning for high-grade corporate bonds and agency residential mortgage-backed securities deteriorated over the past three months.
  • The volume, duration, and persistence of mark and collateral disputes remained mostly unchanged, on net, across all collateral classes over the past three months.

Special Questions on the Funding of Clients Engaged in Treasury Cash-Futures Basis Trading and Other Relative-Value Trades
(Questions 81–95)

Special questions asked dealers about their provisioning of Treasury securities financing for clients that engage in relative-value trading involving Treasury securities as well as demand for such financing. Where possible, dealers were asked to differentiate between activity related to Treasury cash-futures basis trading and activity related to other relative-value trading involving Treasury securities.2

Almost two-thirds of dealers indicated that they provide a material amount of financing for clients engaged in relative-value trading involving Treasury securities. These dealers indicated the following:

  • For clients that engage in relative-value trading involving Treasury securities, the terms offered for funding collateralized by Treasury securities were reported to be mostly unchanged, on net, over the past three months.
  • More than three-fifths of these respondents indicated that they provided Treasury financing in which clients also held offsetting futures positions. Of this subset, one-half of the respondents indicated that more than 5 percent of such financing allows for cross-margining between the two positions.
  • More than one-half of these respondents indicated that they were able to distinguish Treasury cash-futures basis trading activity from other relative-value trading related activity.

With respect to activity related to Treasury cash-futures basis trading, respondents who were able to distinguish Treasury cash-futures basis trading from other relative-value trading involving Treasury securities indicated the following:

  • About three-fifths of such dealers indicated that they provide a material amount of financing to clients engaged in Treasury cash-futures basis trading.
  • Of those dealers, one-half, on net, indicated that both the demand for financing and the level of financing volume for Treasury cash-futures basis trades over the past three months were above their average levels seen over the previous two years and that such demand and volumes had increased over the past three months. Respondents cited increased availability of trading opportunities as the main reason for the increased demand.

With respect to activity related to other relative-value trading involving Treasury securities, respondents who were able to distinguish Treasury cash-futures basis trading from other relative-value trading involving Treasury securities indicated the following:

  • Nearly three-fourths of such dealers indicated that they provide a material amount of financing to clients engaged in other relative-value trading involving Treasury securities.
  • Of those dealers, two-fifths, on net, indicated that both the demand for financing and the level of financing volume provided for other relative-value trading involving Treasury securities over the past three months were above their average levels seen over the previous two years and that such demand and volumes had increased over the past three months. Respondents cited increased availability of trading opportunities and Treasury securities interest rate uncertainty as the main reasons for the increased demand.

With respect to activity related to relative-value trading involving Treasury securities, respondents who were unable to distinguish Treasury cash-futures basis trading from other relative-value trading involving Treasury securities indicated the following:

  • Both the demand for financing and the level of financing volume provided for clients that engage in relative-value trading involving Treasury securities over the past three months were reported to be about average, on net, relative to their typical levels over the previous two years and that such demand and volumes were mostly unchanged, on net, over the past three months.

This document was prepared by Jonathan Glicoes, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Assistance in developing and administering the survey was provided by staff members in the Capital Markets Function, the Statistics Function, and the Markets Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

1. Question 80, not discussed here, was optional and allowed respondents to provide additional comments. Return to text

2. Other relative-value trades involving Treasury securities include relative-value trades other than the Treasury cash-futures basis trade. This category includes, but is not limited to, trades such as yield curve, swap-spread, and volatility arbitrage. Return to text

 

Exhibit 1: Management of Concentrated Credit Exposures and Indicators of Supply of Credit

Exhibit 1: Management of Concentrated Credit Exposures and Indicators of Supply of Credit. See accessible link for data.

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Exhibit 2: Use of Financial Leverage

Exhibit 2: Use of Financial Leverage. See accessible link for data.

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Exhibit 3: Measures of Demand for Funding and Market Functioning

Exhibit 3: Measures of Demand for Funding and Market Functioning. See accessible link for data.

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Results of the June 2023 Senior Credit Officer Opinion Survey on Dealer Financing Terms

The following results include the original instructions provided to the survey respondents. Please note that percentages are based on the number of financial institutions that gave responses other than "Not applicable." Components may not add to totals due to rounding.

 

Counterparty Types

Questions 1 through 40 ask about credit terms applicable to, and mark and collateral disputes with, different counterparty types, considering the entire range of securities financing and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions. Question 1 focuses on dealers and other financial intermediaries as counterparties; questions 2 and 3 on central counterparties and other financial utilities; questions 4 through 10 focus on hedge funds; questions 11 through 16 on trading real estate investment trusts (REITs); questions 17 through 22 on mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), pension plans, and endowments; questions 23 through 28 on insurance companies; questions 29 through 34 on separately managed accounts established with investment advisers; and questions 35 through 38 on nonfinancial corporations. Questions 39 and 40 ask about mark and collateral disputes for each of the aforementioned counterparty types.

In some questions, the survey differentiates between the compensation demanded for bearing credit risk (price terms) and the contractual provisions used to mitigate exposures (nonprice terms). If your institution’s terms have tightened or eased over the past three months, please so report them regardless of how they stand relative to longer-term norms. Please focus your response on dollar-denominated instruments; if material differences exist with respect to instruments denominated in other currencies, please explain in the appropriate comment space. Where material differences exist across different business areas--for example, between traditional prime brokerage and OTC derivatives--please answer with regard to the business area generating the most exposure and explain in the appropriate comment space.

Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

1. Over the past three months, how has the amount of resources and attention your firm devotes to management of concentrated credit exposure to dealers and other financial intermediaries (such as large banking institutions) changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 6 28.6
Increased Somewhat 3 14.3
Remained Basically Unchanged 12 57.1
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

Central Counterparties and Other Financial Utilities

2. Over the past three months, how has the amount of resources and attention your firm devotes to management of concentrated credit exposure to central counterparties and other financial utilities changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 4 19.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 17 81.0
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

3. To what extent have changes in the practices of central counterparties, including margin requirements and haircuts, influenced the credit terms your institution applies to clients on bilateral transactions which are not cleared?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
To A Considerable Extent 1 4.8
To Some Extent 2 9.5
To A Minimal Extent 10 47.6
Not At All 8 38.1
Total 21 100.0

Hedge Funds

4. Over the past three months, how have the price terms (for example, financing rates) offered to hedge funds as reflected across the entire spectrum of securities financing and OTC derivatives transaction types changed, regardless of nonprice terms? (Please indicate tightening if terms have become more stringent-for example, if financing rates have risen.)

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
Tightened Somewhat 3 14.3
Remained Basically Unchanged 18 85.7
Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
Eased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

5. Over the past three months, how has your use of nonprice terms (for example, haircuts, maximum maturity, covenants, cure periods, cross-default provisions, or other documentation features) with respect to hedge funds across the entire spectrum of securities financing and OTC derivatives transaction types changed, regardless of price terms? (Please indicate tightening if terms have become more stringent-for example, if haircuts have been increased.)

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
Tightened Somewhat 5 23.8
Remained Basically Unchanged 16 76.2
Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
Eased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

6. To the extent that the price or nonprice terms applied to hedge funds have tightened or eased over the past three months (as reflected in your responses to questions 4 and 5), what are the most important reasons for the change?

  1. Possible reasons for tightening
    1. Deterioration in current or expected financial strength of counterparties
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 2 100.0
      Total 2 100.0
    2. Reduced willingness of your institution to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 50.0
      2nd Most Important 1 50.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
    3. Adoption of more-stringent market conventions (that is, collateral terms and agreements, ISDA protocols)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    4. Higher internal treasury charges for funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Diminished availability of balance sheet or capital at your institution
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Worsening in general market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 2 66.7
      2nd Most Important 1 33.3
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 3 100.0
    7. Less-aggressive competition from other institutions
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 2 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
  2. Possible reasons for easing
    1. Improvement in current or expected financial strength of counterparties
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    2. Increased willingness of your institution to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    3. Adoption of less-stringent market conventions (that is, collateral terms and agreements, ISDA protocols)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Lower internal treasury charges for funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Increased availability of balance sheet or capital at your institution
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Improvement in general market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    7. More-aggressive competition from other institutions
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

7. How has the intensity of efforts by hedge funds to negotiate more-favorable price and nonprice terms changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 1 4.8
Remained Basically Unchanged 20 95.2
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

8. Considering the entire range of transactions facilitated by your institution for such clients, how has the use of financial leverage by hedge funds changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 18 85.7
Decreased Somewhat 3 14.3
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

9. Considering the entire range of transactions facilitated by your institution for such clients, how has the availability of additional (and currently unutilized) financial leverage under agreements currently in place with hedge funds (for example, under prime broker, warehouse agreements, and other committed but undrawn or partly drawn facilities) changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 21 100.0
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

10. How has the provision of differential terms by your institution to most-favored (as a function of breadth, duration, and extent of relationship) hedge funds changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 20 100.0
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 20 100.0

Trading Real Estate Investment Trusts

11. Over the past three months, how have the price terms (for example, financing rates) offered to trading REITs as reflected across the entire spectrum of securities financing and OTC derivatives transaction types changed, regardless of nonprice terms? (Please indicate tightening if terms have become more stringent-for example, if financing rates have risen.)

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
Tightened Somewhat 5 29.4
Remained Basically Unchanged 12 70.6
Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
Eased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 17 100.0

12. Over the past three months, how has your use of nonprice terms (for example, haircuts, maximum maturity, covenants, cure periods, cross-default provisions or other documentation features) with respect to trading REITs across the entire spectrum of securities financing and OTC derivatives transaction types changed, regardless of price terms? (Please indicate tightening if terms have become more stringent-for example, if haircuts have been increased.)

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
Tightened Somewhat 2 11.8
Remained Basically Unchanged 15 88.2
Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
Eased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 17 100.0

13. To the extent that the price or nonprice terms applied to trading REITs have tightened or eased over the past three months (as reflected in your responses to questions 11 and 12), what are the most important reasons for the change?

  1. Possible reasons for tightening
    1. Deterioration in current or expected financial strength of counterparties
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 2 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
    2. Reduced willingness of your institution to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    3. Adoption of more-stringent market conventions (that is, collateral terms and agreements, ISDA protocols)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Higher internal treasury charges for funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Diminished availability of balance sheet or capital at your institution
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Worsening in general market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 50.0
      2nd Most Important 1 50.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
    7. Less-aggressive competition from other institutions
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 2 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
  2. Possible reasons for easing
    1. Improvement in current or expected financial strength of counterparties
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    2. Increased willingness of your institution to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    3. Adoption of less-stringent market conventions (that is, collateral terms and agreements, ISDA protocols)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Lower internal treasury charges for funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Increased availability of balance sheet or capital at your institution
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Improvement in general market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    7. More-aggressive competition from other institutions
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

14. How has the intensity of efforts by trading REITs to negotiate more-favorable price and nonprice terms changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 1 5.9
Remained Basically Unchanged 15 88.2
Decreased Somewhat 1 5.9
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 17 100.0

15. Considering the entire range of transactions facilitated by your institution for such clients, how has the use of financial leverage by trading REITs changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 16 94.1
Decreased Somewhat 1 5.9
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 17 100.0

16. How has the provision of differential terms by your institution to most-favored (as a function of breadth, duration, and extent of relationship) trading REITs changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 1 5.9
Remained Basically Unchanged 16 94.1
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 17 100.0

Mutual Funds, Exchange-Traded Funds, Pension Plans, and Endowments

17. Over the past three months, how have the price terms (for example, financing rates) offered to mutual funds, ETFs, pension plans, and endowments as reflected across the entire spectrum of securities financing and OTC derivatives transaction types changed, regardless of nonprice terms? (Please indicate tightening if terms have become more stringent-for example, if financing rates have risen.)

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
Tightened Somewhat 5 23.8
Remained Basically Unchanged 16 76.2
Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
Eased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

18. Over the past three months, how has your use of nonprice terms (for example, haircuts, maximum maturity, covenants, cure periods, cross-default provisions or other documentation features) with respect to mutual funds, ETFs, pension plans, and endowments across the entire spectrum of securities financing and OTC derivatives transaction types changed, regardless of price terms? (Please indicate tightening if terms have become more stringent-for example, if haircuts have been increased.)

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
Tightened Somewhat 3 14.3
Remained Basically Unchanged 18 85.7
Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
Eased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

19. To the extent that the price or nonprice terms applied to mutual funds, ETFs, pension plans, and endowments have tightened or eased over the past three months (as reflected in your responses to questions 17 and 18), what are the most important reasons for the change?

  1. Possible reasons for tightening
    1. Deterioration in current or expected financial strength of counterparties
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 1 100.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    2. Reduced willingness of your institution to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    3. Adoption of more-stringent market conventions (that is, collateral terms and agreements, ISDA protocols)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    4. Higher internal treasury charges for funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 1 100.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    5. Diminished availability of balance sheet or capital at your institution
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 1 100.0
      Total 1 100.0
    6. Worsening in general market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 50.0
      2nd Most Important 1 50.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
    7. Less-aggressive competition from other institutions
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 3 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 3 100.0
  2. Possible reasons for easing
    1. Improvement in current or expected financial strength of counterparties
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    2. Increased willingness of your institution to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    3. Adoption of less-stringent market conventions (that is, collateral terms and agreements, ISDA protocols)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Lower internal treasury charges for funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Increased availability of balance sheet or capital at your institution
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Improvement in general market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    7. More-aggressive competition from other institutions
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

20. How has the intensity of efforts by mutual funds, ETFs, pension plans, and endowments to negotiate more-favorable price and nonprice terms changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 21 100.0
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

21. Considering the entire range of transactions facilitated by your institution, how has the use of financial leverage by each of the following types of clients changed over the past three months?

  1. Mutual funds
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 17 94.4
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.6
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  2. ETFs
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 18 100.0
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  3. Pension plans
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 19 100.0
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 19 100.0
  4. Endowments
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 18 100.0
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0

22. How has the provision of differential terms by your institution to most-favored (as a function of breadth, duration, and extent of relationship) mutual funds, ETFs, pension plans, and endowments changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 19 100.0
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 19 100.0

Insurance Companies

23. Over the past three months, how have the price terms (for example, financing rates) offered to insurance companies as reflected across the entire spectrum of securities financing and OTC derivatives transaction types changed, regardless of nonprice terms? (Please indicate tightening if terms have become more stringent-for example, if financing rates have risen.)

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
Tightened Somewhat 2 9.5
Remained Basically Unchanged 18 85.7
Eased Somewhat 1 4.8
Eased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

24. Over the past three months, how has your use of nonprice terms (for example, haircuts, maximum maturity, covenants, cure periods, cross-default provisions or other documentation features) with respect to insurance companies across the entire spectrum of securities financing and OTC derivatives transaction types changed, regardless of price terms? (Please indicate tightening if terms have become more stringent-for example, if haircuts have been increased.)

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
Tightened Somewhat 1 4.8
Remained Basically Unchanged 19 90.5
Eased Somewhat 1 4.8
Eased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

25. To the extent that the price or nonprice terms applied to insurance companies have tightened or eased over the past three months (as reflected in your responses to questions 23 and 24), what are the most important reasons for the change?

  1. Possible reasons for tightening
    1. Deterioration in current or expected financial strength of counterparties
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    2. Reduced willingness of your institution to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    3. Adoption of more-stringent market conventions (that is, collateral terms and agreements, ISDA protocols)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Higher internal treasury charges for funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Diminished availability of balance sheet or capital at your institution
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 1 100.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    6. Worsening in general market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 50.0
      2nd Most Important 1 50.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
    7. Less-aggressive competition from other institutions
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 1 100.0
      Total 1 100.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 2 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
  2. Possible reasons for easing
    1. Improvement in current or expected financial strength of counterparties
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    2. Increased willingness of your institution to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    3. Adoption of less-stringent market conventions (that is, collateral terms and agreements, ISDA protocols)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Lower internal treasury charges for funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Increased availability of balance sheet or capital at your institution
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Improvement in general market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    7. More-aggressive competition from other institutions
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

26. How has the intensity of efforts by insurance companies to negotiate more favorable price and nonprice terms changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 2 9.5
Remained Basically Unchanged 19 90.5
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

27. Considering the entire range of transactions facilitated by your institution for such clients, how has the use of financial leverage by insurance companies changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 1 4.8
Remained Basically Unchanged 19 90.5
Decreased Somewhat 1 4.8
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

28. How has the provision of differential terms by your institution to most favored (as a function of breadth, duration, and extent of relationship) insurance companies changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 1 5.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 19 95.0
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 20 100.0

Investment Advisers to Separately Managed Accounts

29. Over the past three months, how have the price terms (for example, financing rates) offered to separately managed accounts established with investment advisers as reflected across the entire spectrum of securities financing and OTC derivatives transaction types changed, regardless of nonprice terms? (Please indicate tightening if terms have become more stringent-for example, if financing rates have risen.)

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
Tightened Somewhat 3 15.8
Remained Basically Unchanged 16 84.2
Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
Eased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 19 100.0

30. Over the past three months, how has your use of nonprice terms (for example, haircuts, maximum maturity, covenants, cure periods, cross-default provisions or other documentation features) with respect to separately managed accounts established with investment advisers across the entire spectrum of securities financing and OTC derivatives transaction types changed, regardless of price terms? (Please indicate tightening if terms have become more stringent-for example, if haircuts have been increased.)

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
Tightened Somewhat 3 15.8
Remained Basically Unchanged 16 84.2
Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
Eased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 19 100.0

31. To the extent that the price or nonprice terms applied to separately managed accounts established with investment advisers have tightened or eased over the past three months (as reflected in your responses to questions 29 and 30), what are the most important reasons for the change?

  1. Possible reasons for tightening
    1. Deterioration in current or expected financial strength of counterparties
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 1 100.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    2. Reduced willingness of your institution to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 3 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 3 100.0
    3. Adoption of more-stringent market conventions (that is, collateral terms and agreements, ISDA protocols)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 1 100.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    4. Higher internal treasury charges for funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Diminished availability of balance sheet or capital at your institution
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 1 100.0
      Total 1 100.0
    6. Worsening in general market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 50.0
      2nd Most Important 1 50.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
    7. Less-aggressive competition from other institutions
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 2 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
  2. Possible reasons for easing
    1. Improvement in current or expected financial strength of counterparties
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    2. Increased willingness of your institution to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    3. Adoption of less-stringent market conventions (that is, collateral terms and agreements, ISDA protocols)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Lower internal treasury charges for funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Increased availability of balance sheet or capital at your institution
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Improvement in general market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    7. More-aggressive competition from other institutions
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

32. How has the intensity of efforts by investment advisers to negotiate more-favorable price and nonprice terms on behalf of separately managed accounts changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 1 5.3
Remained Basically Unchanged 18 94.7
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 19 100.0

33. Considering the entire range of transactions facilitated by your institution for such clients, how has the use of financial leverage by separately managed accounts established with investment advisers changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 19 100.0
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 19 100.0

34. How has the provision of differential terms by your institution to separately managed accounts established with most-favored (as a function of breadth, duration, and extent of relationship) investment advisers changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 1 5.3
Remained Basically Unchanged 18 94.7
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 19 100.0

Nonfinancial Corporations

35. Over the past three months, how have the price terms (for example, financing rates) offered to nonfinancial corporations as reflected across the entire spectrum of securities financing and OTC derivatives transaction types changed, regardless of nonprice terms? (Please indicate tightening if terms have become more stringent-for example, if financing rates have risen.)

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
Tightened Somewhat 5 23.8
Remained Basically Unchanged 16 76.2
Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
Eased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

36. Over the past three months, how has your use of nonprice terms (for example, haircuts, maximum maturity, covenants, cure periods, cross-default provisions or other documentation features) with respect to nonfinancial corporations across the entire spectrum of securities financing and OTC derivatives transaction types changed, regardless of price terms? (Please indicate tightening if terms have become more stringent-for example, if haircuts have been increased.)

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
Tightened Somewhat 3 14.3
Remained Basically Unchanged 18 85.7
Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
Eased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

37. To the extent that the price or nonprice terms applied to nonfinancial corporations have tightened or eased over the past three months (as reflected in your responses to questions 35 and 36), what are the most important reasons for the change?

  1. Possible reasons for tightening
    1. Deterioration in current or expected financial strength of counterparties
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 4 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 4 100.0
    2. Reduced willingness of your institution to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    3. Adoption of more-stringent market conventions (that is, collateral terms and agreements, ISDA protocols)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Higher internal treasury charges for funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 1 100.0
      Total 1 100.0
    5. Diminished availability of balance sheet or capital at your institution
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 1 100.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    6. Worsening in general market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 2 100.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
    7. Less-aggressive competition from other institutions
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
  2. Possible reasons for easing
    1. Improvement in current or expected financial strength of counterparties
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    2. Increased willingness of your institution to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    3. Adoption of less-stringent market conventions (that is, collateral terms and agreements, ISDA protocols)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Lower internal treasury charges for funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Increased availability of balance sheet or capital at your institution
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Improvement in general market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    7. More-aggressive competition from other institutions
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

38. How has the intensity of efforts by nonfinancial corporations to negotiate more favorable price and nonprice terms changed over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 1 4.8
Remained Basically Unchanged 19 90.5
Decreased Somewhat 1 4.8
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

Mark and Collateral Disputes

39. Over the past three months, how has the volume of mark and collateral disputes with clients of each of the following types changed?

  1. Dealers and other financial intermediaries
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 2 9.5
    Remained Basically Unchanged 18 85.7
    Decreased Somewhat 1 4.8
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 21 100.0
  2. Hedge funds
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 2 9.5
    Remained Basically Unchanged 18 85.7
    Decreased Somewhat 1 4.8
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 21 100.0
  3. Trading REITs
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 1 5.6
    Increased Somewhat 1 5.6
    Remained Basically Unchanged 16 88.9
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  4. Mutual funds, ETFs, pension plans, and endowments
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 1 5.3
    Increased Somewhat 1 5.3
    Remained Basically Unchanged 15 78.9
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.3
    Decreased Considerably 1 5.3
    Total 19 100.0
  5. Insurance companies
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 4 19.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 17 81.0
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 21 100.0
  6. Separately managed accounts established with investment advisers
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 1 5.6
    Increased Somewhat 2 11.1
    Remained Basically Unchanged 15 83.3
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  7. Nonfinancial corporations
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 2 11.1
    Remained Basically Unchanged 16 88.9
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0

40. Over the past three months, how has the duration and persistence of mark and collateral disputes with clients of each of the following types changed?

  1. Dealers and other financial intermediaries
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 1 4.8
    Increased Somewhat 2 9.5
    Remained Basically Unchanged 17 81.0
    Decreased Somewhat 1 4.8
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 21 100.0
  2. Hedge funds
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 2 9.5
    Remained Basically Unchanged 18 85.7
    Decreased Somewhat 1 4.8
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 21 100.0
  3. Trading REITs
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 17 94.4
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.6
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  4. Mutual funds, ETFs, pension plans, and endowments
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 3 15.8
    Remained Basically Unchanged 14 73.7
    Decreased Somewhat 2 10.5
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 19 100.0
  5. Insurance companies
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 3 15.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 16 80.0
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 20 100.0
  6. Separately managed accounts established with investment advisers
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 1 5.6
    Increased Somewhat 1 5.6
    Remained Basically Unchanged 15 83.3
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.6
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  7. Nonfinancial corporations
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 2 11.1
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 15 83.3
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.6
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0

Over-the-Counter Derivatives

Questions 41 through 51 ask about OTC derivatives trades. Question 41 focuses on nonprice terms applicable to new and renegotiated master agreements. Questions 42 through 48 ask about the initial margin requirements for most-favored and average clients applicable to different types of contracts: Question 42 focuses on foreign exchange (FX); question 43 on interest rates; question 44 on equity; question 45 on contracts referencing corporate credits (single-name and indexes); question 46 on credit derivatives referencing structured products such as mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS) (specific tranches and indexes); question 47 on commodities; and question 48 on total return swaps (TRS) referencing nonsecurities (such as bank loans, including, for example, commercial and industrial loans and mortgage whole loans). Question 49 asks about posting of nonstandard collateral pursuant to OTC derivative contracts. Questions 50 and 51 focus on mark and collateral disputes involving contracts of each of the aforementioned types.

If your institution’s terms have tightened or eased over the past three months, please so report them regardless of how they stand relative to longer-term norms. Please focus your response on dollar-denominated instruments; if material differences exist with respect to instruments denominated in other currencies, please explain in the appropriate comment space.

New and Renegotiated Master Agreements

41. Over the past three months, how have nonprice terms incorporated in new or renegotiated OTC derivatives master agreements put in place with your institution's client changed?

  1. Requirements, timelines, and thresholds for posting additional margin
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
    Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 18 100.0
    Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Eased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  2. Acceptable collateral
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
    Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 18 100.0
    Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Eased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  3. Recognition of portfolio or diversification benefits (including from securities financing trades where appropriate agreements are in place)
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
    Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 17 100.0
    Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Eased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 17 100.0
  4. Triggers and covenants
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
    Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 18 100.0
    Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Eased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  5. Other documentation features (including cure periods and cross-default provisions)
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
    Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 18 100.0
    Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Eased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  6. Other (please specify)
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
    Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 1 100.0
    Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Eased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 1 100.0

Initial Margin

42. Over the past three months, how have initial margin requirements set by your institution with respect to OTC FX derivatives changed?

  1. Initial margin requirements for average clients
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 1 5.3
    Increased Somewhat 1 5.3
    Remained Basically Unchanged 17 89.5
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 19 100.0
  2. Initial margin requirements for most favored clients, as a consequence of breadth, duration, and/or extent of relationship
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 1 5.3
    Increased Somewhat 1 5.3
    Remained Basically Unchanged 17 89.5
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 19 100.0

43. Over the past three months, how have initial margin requirements set by your institution with respect to OTC interest rate derivatives changed?

  1. Initial margin requirements for average clients
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 5.3
    Remained Basically Unchanged 18 94.7
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 19 100.0
  2. Initial margin requirements for most favored clients, as a consequence of breadth, duration, and/or extent of relationship
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 5.3
    Remained Basically Unchanged 18 94.7
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 19 100.0

44. Over the past three months, how have initial margin requirements set by your institution with respect to OTC equity derivatives changed?

  1. Initial margin requirements for average clients
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 5.3
    Remained Basically Unchanged 17 89.5
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.3
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 19 100.0
  2. Initial margin requirements for most favored clients, as a consequence of breadth, duration, and/or extent of relationship
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 5.3
    Remained Basically Unchanged 17 89.5
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.3
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 19 100.0

45. Over the past three months, how have initial margin requirements set by your institution with respect to OTC credit derivatives referencing corporates (single-name corporates or corporate indexes) changed?

  1. Initial margin requirements for average clients
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 6.3
    Remained Basically Unchanged 14 87.5
    Decreased Somewhat 1 6.3
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 16 100.0
  2. Initial margin requirements for most favored clients, as a consequence of breadth, duration, and/or extent of relationship
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 5.9
    Remained Basically Unchanged 15 88.2
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.9
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 17 100.0

46. Over the past three months, how have initial margin requirements set by your institution with respect to OTC credit derivatives referencing securitized products (such as specific ABS or MBS tranches and associated indexes) changed?

  1. Initial margin requirements for average clients
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 7.7
    Remained Basically Unchanged 12 92.3
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 13 100.0
  2. Initial margin requirements for most favored clients, as a consequence of breadth, duration, and/or extent of relationship
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 8.3
    Remained Basically Unchanged 11 91.7
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 12 100.0

47. Over the past three months, how have initial margin requirements set by your institution with respect to OTC commodity derivatives changed?

  1. Initial margin requirements for average clients
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 6.3
    Remained Basically Unchanged 14 87.5
    Decreased Somewhat 1 6.3
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 16 100.0
  2. Initial margin requirements for most favored clients, as a consequence of breadth, duration, and/or extent of relationship
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 16 100.0
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 16 100.0

48. Over the past three months, how have initial margin requirements set by your institution with respect to TRS referencing non-securities (such as bank loans, including, for example, commercial and industrial loans and mortgage whole loans) changed?

  1. Initial margin requirements for average clients
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 16 94.1
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 1 5.9
    Total 17 100.0
  2. Initial margin requirements for most favored clients, as a consequence of breadth, duration, and/or extent of relationship
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 16 94.1
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 1 5.9
    Total 17 100.0

Nonstandard Collateral

49. Over the past three months, how has the posting of nonstandard collateral (that is, other than cash and U.S. Treasury securities) as permitted under relevant agreements changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 2 9.5
Remained Basically Unchanged 18 85.7
Decreased Somewhat 1 4.8
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 21 100.0

Mark and Collateral Disputes

50. Over the past three months, how has the volume of mark and collateral disputes relating to contracts of each of the following types changed?

  1. FX
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 15 83.3
    Decreased Somewhat 3 16.7
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  2. Interest rate
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 5.3
    Remained Basically Unchanged 16 84.2
    Decreased Somewhat 2 10.5
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 19 100.0
  3. Equity
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 13 76.5
    Decreased Somewhat 4 23.5
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 17 100.0
  4. Credit referencing corporates
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 7.1
    Remained Basically Unchanged 13 92.9
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 14 100.0
  5. Credit referencing securitized products including MBS and ABS
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 6.7
    Remained Basically Unchanged 14 93.3
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 15 100.0
  6. Commodity
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 13 86.7
    Decreased Somewhat 2 13.3
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 15 100.0
  7. TRS referencing non-securities (such as bank loans, including, for example, commercial and industrial loans and mortgage whole loans)
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 13 100.0
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 13 100.0

51. Over the past three months, how has the duration and persistence of mark and collateral disputes relating to contracts of each of the following types changed?

  1. FX
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 16 88.9
    Decreased Somewhat 2 11.1
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  2. Interest rate
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 2 10.5
    Remained Basically Unchanged 15 78.9
    Decreased Somewhat 2 10.5
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 19 100.0
  3. Equity
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 5.9
    Remained Basically Unchanged 14 82.4
    Decreased Somewhat 2 11.8
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 17 100.0
  4. Credit referencing corporates
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 7.1
    Remained Basically Unchanged 13 92.9
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 14 100.0
  5. Credit referencing securitized products including MBS and ABS
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 6.7
    Remained Basically Unchanged 14 93.3
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 15 100.0
  6. Commodity
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 1 6.7
    Increased Somewhat 1 6.7
    Remained Basically Unchanged 12 80.0
    Decreased Somewhat 1 6.7
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 15 100.0
  7. TRS referencing non-securities (such as bank loans, including, for example, commercial and industrial loans and mortgage whole loans)
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 13 100.0
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 13 100.0

Securities Financing

Questions 52 through 79 ask about securities funding at your institution--that is, lending to clients collateralized by securities. Such activities may be conducted on a "repo" desk, on a trading desk engaged in facilitation for institutional clients and/or proprietary transactions, on a funding desk, or on a prime brokerage platform. Questions 52 through 55 focus on lending against high-grade corporate bonds; questions 56 through 59 on lending against high-yield corporate bonds; questions 60 and 61 on lending against equities (including through stock loan); questions 62 through 65 on lending against agency residential mortgage-backed securities (agency RMBS); questions 66 through 69 on lending against non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (non-agency RMBS); questions 70 through 73 on lending against commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS); and questions 74 through 77 on consumer ABS (for example, backed by credit card receivables or auto loans). Questions 78 and 79 ask about mark and collateral disputes for lending backed by each of the aforementioned contract types.

If your institution’s terms have tightened or eased over the past three months, please so report them regardless of how they stand relative to longer-term norms. Please focus your response on dollar-denominated instruments; if material differences exist with respect to instruments denominated in other currencies, please explain in the appropriate comment space.

High-Grade Corporate Bonds

52. Over the past three months, how have the terms under which high-grade corporate bonds are funded changed?

  1. Terms for average clients
    1. Maximum amount of funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 2 10.5
      Remained Basically Unchanged 17 89.5
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    2. Maximum maturity
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 1 5.3
      Remained Basically Unchanged 18 94.7
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    3. Haircuts
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 2 10.5
      Remained Basically Unchanged 17 89.5
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    4. Collateral spreads over relevant benchmark (effective financing rates)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 5 26.3
      Remained Basically Unchanged 14 73.7
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    5. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 0 0.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
  2. Terms for most favored clients, as a consequence of breadth, duration and/or extent of relationship
    1. Maximum amount of funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 1 5.3
      Remained Basically Unchanged 17 89.5
      Eased Somewhat 1 5.3
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    2. Maximum maturity
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 2 10.5
      Remained Basically Unchanged 17 89.5
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    3. Haircuts
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 2 10.5
      Remained Basically Unchanged 17 89.5
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    4. Collateral spreads over relevant benchmark (effective financing rates)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 5 26.3
      Remained Basically Unchanged 14 73.7
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    5. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 0 0.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

53. Over the past three months, how has demand for funding of high-grade corporate bonds by your institution's clients changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 4 21.1
Remained Basically Unchanged 15 78.9
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 19 100.0

54. Over the past three months, how has demand for term funding with a maturity greater than 30 days of high-grade corporate bonds by your institution's clients changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 3 15.8
Remained Basically Unchanged 16 84.2
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 19 100.0

55. Over the past three months, how have liquidity and functioning in the high-grade corporate bond market changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Improved Considerably 0 0.0
Improved Somewhat 1 5.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 15 75.0
Deteriorated Somewhat 3 15.0
Deteriorated Considerably 1 5.0
Total 20 100.0

Funding of High-Yield Corporate Bonds

56. Over the past three months, how have the terms under which high-yield corporate bonds are funded changed?

  1. Terms for average clients
    1. Maximum amount of funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 1 5.6
      Remained Basically Unchanged 17 94.4
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    2. Maximum maturity
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 1 5.6
      Remained Basically Unchanged 17 94.4
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    3. Haircuts
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 3 16.7
      Remained Basically Unchanged 15 83.3
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    4. Collateral spreads over relevant benchmark (effective financing rates)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 6 33.3
      Remained Basically Unchanged 12 66.7
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    5. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 0 0.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
  2. Terms for most favored clients, as a consequence of breadth, duration and/or extent of relationship
    1. Maximum amount of funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 1 5.6
      Remained Basically Unchanged 16 88.9
      Eased Somewhat 1 5.6
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    2. Maximum maturity
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 1 5.6
      Remained Basically Unchanged 16 88.9
      Eased Somewhat 1 5.6
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    3. Haircuts
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 3 16.7
      Remained Basically Unchanged 15 83.3
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    4. Collateral spreads over relevant benchmark (effective financing rates)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 5 27.8
      Remained Basically Unchanged 13 72.2
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    5. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 0 0.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

57. Over the past three months, how has demand for funding of high-yield corporate bonds by your institution's clients changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 3 16.7
Remained Basically Unchanged 14 77.8
Decreased Somewhat 1 5.6
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 18 100.0

58. Over the past three months, how has demand for term funding with a maturity greater than 30 days of high-yield corporate bonds by your institution's clients changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 4 22.2
Remained Basically Unchanged 14 77.8
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 18 100.0

59. Over the past three months, how have liquidity and functioning in the high-yield corporate bond market changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Improved Considerably 0 0.0
Improved Somewhat 1 5.3
Remained Basically Unchanged 15 78.9
Deteriorated Somewhat 3 15.8
Deteriorated Considerably 0 0.0
Total 19 100.0

Equities (Including through Stock Loan)

60. Over the past three months, how have the terms under which equities are funded (including through stock loan) changed?

  1. Terms for average clients
    1. Maximum amount of funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 18 94.7
      Eased Somewhat 1 5.3
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    2. Maximum maturity
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 19 100.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    3. Haircuts
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 19 100.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    4. Collateral spreads over relevant benchmark (effective financing rates)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 2 10.5
      Remained Basically Unchanged 17 89.5
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    5. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 0 0.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
  2. Terms for most favored clients, as a consequence of breadth, duration and/or extent of relationship
    1. Maximum amount of funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 19 100.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    2. Maximum maturity
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 19 100.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    3. Haircuts
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 19 100.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    4. Collateral spreads over relevant benchmark (effective financing rates)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 2 10.5
      Remained Basically Unchanged 17 89.5
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 19 100.0
    5. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 0 0.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

61. Over the past three months, how has demand for funding of equities (including through stock loan) by your institution's clients changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 16 84.2
Decreased Somewhat 3 15.8
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 19 100.0

Agency Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

62. Over the past three months, how have the terms under which agency RMBS are funded changed?

  1. Terms for average clients
    1. Maximum amount of funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 18 100.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    2. Maximum maturity
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 17 94.4
      Eased Somewhat 1 5.6
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    3. Haircuts
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 18 100.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    4. Collateral spreads over relevant benchmark (effective financing rates)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 3 16.7
      Remained Basically Unchanged 14 77.8
      Eased Somewhat 1 5.6
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    5. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 0 0.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
  2. Terms for most favored clients, as a consequence of breadth, duration and/or extent of relationship
    1. Maximum amount of funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 18 100.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    2. Maximum maturity
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 17 94.4
      Eased Somewhat 1 5.6
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    3. Haircuts
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 18 100.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    4. Collateral spreads over relevant benchmark (effective financing rates)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 3 16.7
      Remained Basically Unchanged 14 77.8
      Eased Somewhat 1 5.6
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 18 100.0
    5. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 0 0.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

63. Over the past three months, how has demand for funding of agency RMBS by your institution's clients changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 3 15.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 16 80.0
Decreased Somewhat 1 5.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 20 100.0

64. Over the past three months, how has demand for term funding with a maturity greater than 30 days of agency RMBS by your institution's clients changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 2 10.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 18 90.0
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 20 100.0

65. Over the past three months, how have liquidity and functioning in the agency RMBS market changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Improved Considerably 0 0.0
Improved Somewhat 0 0.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 17 85.0
Deteriorated Somewhat 3 15.0
Deteriorated Considerably 0 0.0
Total 20 100.0

Non-agency Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

66. Over the past three months, how have the terms under which non-agency RMBS are funded changed?

  1. Terms for average clients
    1. Maximum amount of funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 15 100.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    2. Maximum maturity
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 2 13.3
      Remained Basically Unchanged 13 86.7
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    3. Haircuts
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 4 26.7
      Remained Basically Unchanged 10 66.7
      Eased Somewhat 1 6.7
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    4. Collateral spreads over relevant benchmark (effective financing rates)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 6 40.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 8 53.3
      Eased Somewhat 1 6.7
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    5. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 0 0.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
  2. Terms for most favored clients, as a consequence of breadth, duration and/or extent of relationship
    1. Maximum amount of funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 14 93.3
      Eased Somewhat 1 6.7
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    2. Maximum maturity
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 1 6.7
      Remained Basically Unchanged 14 93.3
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    3. Haircuts
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 4 26.7
      Remained Basically Unchanged 10 66.7
      Eased Somewhat 1 6.7
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    4. Collateral spreads over relevant benchmark (effective financing rates)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 6 40.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 8 53.3
      Eased Somewhat 1 6.7
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    5. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 0 0.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

67. Over the past three months, how has demand for funding of non-agency RMBS by your institution's clients changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 2 12.5
Remained Basically Unchanged 14 87.5
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 16 100.0

68. Over the past three months, how has demand for term funding with a maturity greater than 30 days of non-agency RMBS by your institution's clients changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 2 12.5
Remained Basically Unchanged 14 87.5
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 16 100.0

69. Over the past three months, how have liquidity and functioning in the non-agency RMBS market changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Improved Considerably 0 0.0
Improved Somewhat 1 6.3
Remained Basically Unchanged 14 87.5
Deteriorated Somewhat 1 6.3
Deteriorated Considerably 0 0.0
Total 16 100.0

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

70. Over the past three months, how have the terms under which CMBS are funded changed?

  1. Terms for average clients
    1. Maximum amount of funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 1 6.7
      Remained Basically Unchanged 14 93.3
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    2. Maximum maturity
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 2 13.3
      Remained Basically Unchanged 13 86.7
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    3. Haircuts
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 5 33.3
      Remained Basically Unchanged 9 60.0
      Eased Somewhat 1 6.7
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    4. Collateral spreads over relevant benchmark (effective financing rates)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 1 6.7
      Tightened Somewhat 4 26.7
      Remained Basically Unchanged 9 60.0
      Eased Somewhat 1 6.7
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    5. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 0 0.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
  2. Terms for most favored clients, as a consequence of breadth, duration and/or extent of relationship
    1. Maximum amount of funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 1 6.7
      Remained Basically Unchanged 14 93.3
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    2. Maximum maturity
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 2 13.3
      Remained Basically Unchanged 13 86.7
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    3. Haircuts
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 4 26.7
      Remained Basically Unchanged 10 66.7
      Eased Somewhat 1 6.7
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    4. Collateral spreads over relevant benchmark (effective financing rates)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 1 6.7
      Tightened Somewhat 4 26.7
      Remained Basically Unchanged 9 60.0
      Eased Somewhat 1 6.7
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 15 100.0
    5. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 0 0.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

71. Over the past three months, how has demand for funding of CMBS by your institution's clients changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 2 12.5
Remained Basically Unchanged 13 81.3
Decreased Somewhat 1 6.3
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 16 100.0

72. Over the past three months, how has demand for term funding with a maturity greater than 30 days of CMBS by your institution's clients changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 2 12.5
Remained Basically Unchanged 13 81.3
Decreased Somewhat 1 6.3
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 16 100.0

73. Over the past three months, how have liquidity and functioning in the CMBS market changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Improved Considerably 0 0.0
Improved Somewhat 0 0.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 11 68.8
Deteriorated Somewhat 5 31.3
Deteriorated Considerably 0 0.0
Total 16 100.0

Consumer Asset-Backed Securities

74. Over the past three months, how have the terms under which consumer ABS (for example, backed by credit card receivables or auto loans) are funded changed?

  1. Terms for average clients
    1. Maximum amount of funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 13 100.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 13 100.0
    2. Maximum maturity
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 2 15.4
      Remained Basically Unchanged 11 84.6
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 13 100.0
    3. Haircuts
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 4 30.8
      Remained Basically Unchanged 8 61.5
      Eased Somewhat 1 7.7
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 13 100.0
    4. Collateral spreads over relevant benchmark (effective financing rates)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 5 38.5
      Remained Basically Unchanged 7 53.8
      Eased Somewhat 1 7.7
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 13 100.0
    5. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 0 0.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
  2. Terms for most favored clients, as a consequence of breadth, duration and/or extent of relationship
    1. Maximum amount of funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 12 92.3
      Eased Somewhat 1 7.7
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 13 100.0
    2. Maximum maturity
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 1 7.7
      Remained Basically Unchanged 12 92.3
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 13 100.0
    3. Haircuts
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 4 30.8
      Remained Basically Unchanged 8 61.5
      Eased Somewhat 1 7.7
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 13 100.0
    4. Collateral spreads over relevant benchmark (effective financing rates)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 5 38.5
      Remained Basically Unchanged 7 53.8
      Eased Somewhat 1 7.7
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 13 100.0
    5. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
      Tightened Somewhat 0 0.0
      Remained Basically Unchanged 0 0.0
      Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
      Eased Considerably 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

75. Over the past three months, how has demand for funding of consumer ABS by your institution's clients changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 2 14.3
Remained Basically Unchanged 12 85.7
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 14 100.0

76. Over the past three months, how has demand for term funding with a maturity greater than 30 days of consumer ABS by your institution's clients changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Considerably 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 2 14.3
Remained Basically Unchanged 12 85.7
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
Total 14 100.0

77. Over the past three months, how have liquidity and functioning in the consumer ABS market changed?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Improved Considerably 0 0.0
Improved Somewhat 0 0.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 12 85.7
Deteriorated Somewhat 2 14.3
Deteriorated Considerably 0 0.0
Total 14 100.0

Mark and Collateral Disputes

78. Over the past three months, how has the volume of mark and collateral disputes relating to lending against each of the following collateral types changed?

  1. High-grade corporate bonds
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 17 94.4
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.6
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  2. High-yield corporate bonds
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 16 94.1
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.9
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 17 100.0
  3. Equities
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 16 94.1
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.9
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 17 100.0
  4. Agency RMBS
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 17 94.4
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.6
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  5. Non-agency RMBS
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 7.1
    Remained Basically Unchanged 12 85.7
    Decreased Somewhat 1 7.1
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 14 100.0
  6. CMBS
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 1 7.1
    Increased Somewhat 1 7.1
    Remained Basically Unchanged 11 78.6
    Decreased Somewhat 1 7.1
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 14 100.0
  7. Consumer ABS
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 11 91.7
    Decreased Somewhat 1 8.3
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 12 100.0

79. Over the past three months, how has the duration and persistence of mark and collateral disputes relating to lending against each of the following collateral types changed?

  1. High-grade corporate bonds
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 17 94.4
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.6
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  2. High-yield corporate bonds
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 16 94.1
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.9
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 17 100.0
  3. Equities
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 16 94.1
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.9
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 17 100.0
  4. Agency RMBS
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 17 94.4
    Decreased Somewhat 1 5.6
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 18 100.0
  5. Non-agency RMBS
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 13 92.9
    Decreased Somewhat 1 7.1
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 14 100.0
  6. CMBS
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 1 7.1
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 12 85.7
    Decreased Somewhat 1 7.1
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 14 100.0
  7. Consumer ABS
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Considerably 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 11 91.7
    Decreased Somewhat 1 8.3
    Decreased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 12 100.0

Optional Question

Question 80 requests feedback on any other issues you judge to be important relating to credit terms applicable to securities financing transactions and OTC derivatives contracts.

80. Are there any other recent developments involving conditions and practices in any of the markets addressed in this survey or applicable to the counterparty types listed in this survey that you regard as particularly significant and which were not fully addressed in the prior questions? Your response will help us stay abreast of emerging issues and in choosing questions for future surveys. There is no need to reply to this question if there is nothing you wish to add.

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Free-Text Entry 3 100.0
Total 3 100.0

Special Questions

Treasury market volatility has been elevated so far this year, and arbitrage spreads between related fixed-income instruments, including the Treasury cash-futures basis, have reportedly widened. In these special questions, we ask about your institution?s provision of Treasury securities financing for clients that engage in relative value trading as well as the demand for such financing. Questions 81-84 ask about credit provision to clients engaged in relative value trading involving Treasury securities generally. Questions 85-90 ask about the demand and volumes for financing related to the Treasury cash-futures basis trade. Questions 91-96 ask about the demand and volumes for financing related to relative value trades involving Treasury securities other than the Treasury cash-futures basis trade.

Funding of Clients Engaged in Treasury Cash-Futures Basis Trading and Other Relative Value Trades

81. Does your institution provide a material amount of financing for clients engaged in relative value trading involving Treasury securities?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Yes 13 61.9
No 8 38.1
Total 21 100.0

82. For your institutions clients that engage in relative value trading involving Treasury securities, how have the terms offered for funding collateralized by Treasury securities changed over the past three months?

  1. Maximum amount of funding
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
    Tightened Somewhat 1 7.7
    Remained Basically Unchanged 11 84.6
    Eased Somewhat 1 7.7
    Eased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 13 100.0
  2. Collateral spreads
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
    Tightened Somewhat 2 15.4
    Remained Basically Unchanged 10 76.9
    Eased Somewhat 1 7.7
    Eased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 13 100.0
  3. Haircuts
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
    Tightened Somewhat 1 7.7
    Remained Basically Unchanged 11 84.6
    Eased Somewhat 1 7.7
    Eased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 13 100.0
  4. Maximum maturity
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Tightened Considerably 0 0.0
    Tightened Somewhat 1 7.7
    Remained Basically Unchanged 12 92.3
    Eased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Eased Considerably 0 0.0
    Total 13 100.0

83. To the extent the terms for funding collateralized by Treasury securities applied to your institutions clients that engage in relative value trading involving Treasury securities have tightened or eased over the past three months (as reflected in your responses to question 82), what are the most important reasons for the change?

  1. Reasons for an easing
    1. Improvement in current or expected financial strength of counterparties
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    2. Increased willingness of your institution to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    3. Adoption of less-stringent market conventions (that is, collateral terms and agreements, ISDA protocols)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Lower internal treasury charges for funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Increased availability of balance sheet or capital at your institution
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Treasury securities market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    7. Treasury securities interest rate uncertainty
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. More-aggressive competition from other institutions
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    9. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 2 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
  2. Reasons for a tightening
    1. Deterioration in current or expected financial strength of counterparties
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    2. Reduced willingness of your institution to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    3. Adoption of more-stringent market conventions (that is, collateral terms and agreements, ISDA protocols)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Higher internal treasury charges for funding
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Diminished availability of balance sheet or capital at your institution
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Treasury securities market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 50.0
      2nd Most Important 1 50.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
    7. Treasury securities interest rate uncertainty
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 50.0
      2nd Most Important 1 50.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
    8. Less-aggressive competition from other institutions
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    9. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 2 66.7
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 1 33.3
      Total 3 100.0

84. What fraction of Treasury financing provided by your institution with an offsetting futures leg allows for cross-margining against offsetting futures positions?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Less than or equal to 5 percent 4 30.8
Greater than 5 percent but less than or equal to 20 percent 2 15.4
Greater than 20 percent but less than or equal to 50 percent 1 7.7
Greater than 50 percent but less than or equal to 80 percent 0 0.0
Greater than 80 percent but less than or equal to 95 percent 0 0.0
Greater than 95 percent 1 7.7
Not applicable, as no Treasury financing provided by your institution has offsetting futures positions. 5 38.5
Total 13 100.0

85. Does your institution provide a material amount of financing for clients engaged in Treasury cash-futures basis trading?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Yes 4 30.8
No 3 23.1
Unable to distinguish Treasury cash-futures basis trading activity from other relative value trading activity 6 46.2
Total 13 100.0

86. How would you characterize the volume of financing associated with Treasury cash-futures basis trades, on average, over the past three months compared with its typical level over the previous two years?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Elevated 1 25.0
Somewhat above average 1 25.0
About average 2 50.0
Somewhat below average 0 0.0
Low 0 0.0
Total 4 100.0

87. How would you characterize the change in the volume of financing associated with Treasury cash-futures basis trades over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Significantly 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 2 50.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 2 50.0
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Significantly 0 0.0
Total 4 100.0

88. How would you characterize the demand for financing associated with the Treasury cash-futures basis trade, on average, over the past three months compared with its typical level over the previous two years?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Elevated 1 25.0
Somewhat above average 1 25.0
About average 2 50.0
Somewhat below average 0 0.0
Low 0 0.0
Total 4 100.0

89. How would you characterize the change in the demand for financing associated with the Treasury cash-futures basis trade over the past three months?

  Number of Respondents Percentage
Increased Significantly 0 0.0
Increased Somewhat 2 50.0
Remained Basically Unchanged 2 50.0
Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
Decreased Significantly 0 0.0
Total 4 100.0

90. To the extent that your institutions clients demand for Treasury cash-futures basis trade financing increased or decreased in the past three months (as reflected in your response to question 89), what are the most important reasons for the change?

  1. Possible reasons for increase
    1. Increased willingness of clients to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    2. Increased capacity of clients to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 1 100.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    3. Increased availability of suitable collateral
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Increased availability of trading opportunities
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 2 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
    5. Treasury securities market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Treasury securities interest rate uncertainty
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 1 100.0
      Total 1 100.0
    7. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
  2. Possible reasons for decrease
    1. Decreased willingness of clients to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    2. Decreased capacity of clients to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    3. Decreased availability of suitable collateral
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Decreased availability of trading opportunities
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Treasury securities market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Treasury securities interest rate uncertainty
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    7. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

91. Does your institution provide a material amount of financing for clients engaged in relative value trades involving Treasury securities other than the Treasury cash-futures basis trade?

  1. Credit Provision to Clients Engaged in Relative Value Trading Involving Treasury Securities Other Than the Treasury Cash-Futures Basis Trade
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Yes 5 71.4
    No 2 28.6
    Total 7 100.0

92. How would you characterize the volume of financing associated with relative value trading involving Treasury securities (other than for the Treasury cash-futures basis trade), on average, over the past three months compared with its typical level over the previous two years?

  1. Credit Provision to Clients Engaged in Relative Value Trading Involving Treasury Securities Other Than the Treasury Cash-Futures Basis Trade
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Elevated 0 0.0
    Somewhat above average 2 40.0
    About average 3 60.0
    Somewhat below average 0 0.0
    Low 0 0.0
    Total 5 100.0
  2. Credit Provision to Clients Engaged in Relative Value Trading Involving Treasury Securities
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Elevated 0 0.0
    Somewhat above average 1 16.7
    About average 4 66.7
    Somewhat below average 1 16.7
    Low 0 0.0
    Total 6 100.0

93. How would you characterize the change in the volume of financing associated with relative value trading involving Treasury securities (other than for the Treasury cash-futures basis trade) over the past three months?

  1. Credit Provision to Clients Engaged in Relative Value Trading Involving Treasury Securities Other Than the Treasury Cash-Futures Basis Trade
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Significantly 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 2 40.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 3 60.0
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Significantly 0 0.0
    Total 5 100.0
  2. Credit Provision to Clients Engaged in Relative Value Trading Involving Treasury Securities
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Significantly 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 16.7
    Remained Basically Unchanged 4 66.7
    Decreased Somewhat 1 16.7
    Decreased Significantly 0 0.0
    Total 6 100.0

94. How would you characterize the demand for financing associated with relative value trading involving Treasury securities (other than for the Treasury cash-futures basis trade), on average, over the past three months compared with its typical level over the previous two years?

  1. Credit Provision to Clients Engaged in Relative Value Trading Involving Treasury Securities Other Than the Treasury Cash-Futures Basis Trade
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Elevated 0 0.0
    Somewhat above average 2 40.0
    About average 3 60.0
    Somewhat below average 0 0.0
    Low 0 0.0
    Total 5 100.0
  2. Credit Provision to Clients Engaged in Relative Value Trading Involving Treasury Securities
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Elevated 0 0.0
    Somewhat above average 1 16.7
    About average 4 66.7
    Somewhat below average 1 16.7
    Low 0 0.0
    Total 6 100.0

95. How would you characterize the change in the demand for financing associated with relative value trading involving Treasury securities (other than for the Treasury cash-futures basis trade) over the past three months?

  1. Credit Provision to Clients Engaged in Relative Value Trading Involving Treasury Securities Other Than the Treasury Cash-Futures Basis Trade
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Significantly 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 2 40.0
    Remained Basically Unchanged 3 60.0
    Decreased Somewhat 0 0.0
    Decreased Significantly 0 0.0
    Total 5 100.0
  2. Credit Provision to Clients Engaged in Relative Value Trading Involving Treasury Securities
      Number of Respondents Percentage
    Increased Significantly 0 0.0
    Increased Somewhat 1 16.7
    Remained Basically Unchanged 4 66.7
    Decreased Somewhat 1 16.7
    Decreased Significantly 0 0.0
    Total 6 100.0

96A. To the extent that your institutions clients demand for financing associated with relative value trading involving Treasury securities (other than for the Treasury cash-futures basis trade) increased or decreased in the past three months (as reflected in your response to question 95A), what are the most important reasons for the change?

  1. Possible reasons for increase
    1. Increased willingness of clients to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    2. Increased capacity of clients to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    3. Increased availability of suitable collateral
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Increased availability of trading opportunities
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 50.0
      2nd Most Important 1 50.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 2 100.0
    5. Treasury securities market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Treasury securities interest rate uncertainty
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 1 50.0
      3rd Most Important 1 50.0
      Total 2 100.0
    7. Increased client assets under management
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
  2. Possible reasons for decrease
    1. Decreased willingness of clients to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    2. Decreased capacity of clients to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    3. Decreased availability of suitable collateral
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Decreased availability of trading opportunities
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Treasury securities market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Treasury securities interest rate uncertainty
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    7. Decreased client assets under management
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0

96B. To the extent that your institutions clients demand for financing associated with relative value trading involving Treasury securities increased or decreased in the past three months (as reflected in your response to question 95B), what are the most important reasons for the change?

  1. Possible reasons for increase
    1. Increased willingness of clients to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    2. Increased capacity of clients to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 1 100.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    3. Increased availability of suitable collateral
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Increased availability of trading opportunities
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Treasury securities market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Treasury securities interest rate uncertainty
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    7. Increased client assets under management
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
  2. Possible reasons for decrease
    1. Decreased willingness of clients to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    2. Decreased capacity of clients to take on risk
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    3. Decreased availability of suitable collateral
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    4. Decreased availability of trading opportunities
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    5. Treasury securities market liquidity and functioning
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    6. Treasury securities interest rate uncertainty
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 1 100.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 1 100.0
    7. Decreased client assets under management
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
    8. Other (please specify)
        Number of Respondents Percentage
      Most Important 0 0.0
      2nd Most Important 0 0.0
      3rd Most Important 0 0.0
      Total 0 0.0
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