Liquidity Management

Borrowed Reserve
The concept of a borrowed reserve involves funds that member banks borrow from a Federal Reserve Bank to maintain their required reserve ratios, ensuring they meet regulatory requirements while managing liquidity needs.
Cash Budget
A detailed analysis of expected cash inflows and outflows over a specific period, crucial for managing liquidity and ensuring a business can meet its obligations.
Interbank Rate
The interbank rate is the interest rate that banks charge one another for short-term loans, enabling them to manage liquidity and meet regulatory requirements.
Liquidity Management
Liquidity management refers to the combination of day-to-day operations carried out by the financial management of an organization with the objective of optimizing its liquidity so that it can make the best use of its liquid resources.
Mandatory Liquid Assets (MLA)
Mandatory Liquid Assets (MLA) are specific financial reserves and assets that regulatory authorities require banks and financial institutions to maintain to ensure liquidity and financial stability.
Money Market Line
An agreement between a bank and a company that provides the company with the ability to borrow up to a certain limit each day in the money markets, typically on a short-term basis, often overnight or up to one month.
Reserve Asset
Reserve assets are financial instruments that a central bank or a government holds to implement monetary policy and ensure financial stability. These assets are crucial for maintaining liquidity, managing exchange rates, and backing up domestic currency.
Swingline Bank Facility
A short-term credit line allowing business borrowers to access funds quickly and efficiently, often to manage temporary shortfalls in other credit arrangements.

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