they can take the form of liquidity providing ( outright purchase ) or liquidity absorbing ( outright sale ) operations their frequency is not standardised

Under the programme , a Eurosystem central bank may decide to purchase eligible covered bonds from eligible counterparties in the primary and secondary markets according to the eligi bility criteria contained in this Decision .

This role is currently performed by the minimum bid rate on the main refinancing operations of the ECB . Large value payments payments , generally of very large amounts , which are mainly exchanged between banks or between participants in the financial markets and usually require urgent and timely settlement .

Eurostat is part of the European Commission and is responsible for the production of Community statistics . Eurosystem comprises the ECB and the NCBs of the Member States that have adopted the euro in Stage Three of Economic and Monetary Union ( see also euro area ) .

OTHER OPERATIONAL FEATURES The operational features of the issuance of ECB debt certif icates can be summarised as follows the certificates are issued in order to absorb liquidity from the market the certificates can be issued on a regular or non regular basis

Other operational features The operational features of Eurosystem outright transactions can be summarised as follows they can take the form of liquidity providing ( outright purchase ) or liquidity absorbing ( outright sale ) operations

the certificates are tendered and settled in a decentralised manner by the national central banks and all counterparties fulfilling the general eligibility criteria ( as specified in Section 2.1 ) may submit bids for the subscription of ECB debt certificates .

they are normally executed in a decentralised manner by the national central banks ( the Governing Council of the ECB can decide whether , under exceptional circumstances , fine tuning outright operations may be executed by the ECB )

( ii ) buying or selling assets under a repurchase agreement

The ESCB is governed by the Governing Council and the Executive Board of the ECB .

2 ) buying or selling assets under a repurchase agreement

This description includes loans granted to households , nonfinancial corporations and government .

Further provisions related to the certificates are contained in the terms and conditions for ECB debt certificates . d. Other operational features The operational features of ESCB outright transactions can be summarised as follows They can take the form of liquidityproviding ( outright purchase ) or liquidityabsorbing ( outright sales ) operations

2 ) buying or selling assets under a repurchase agreement

( ii ) buying or selling assets under a repurchase agreement

1.3 THE COVERED BOND PURCHASE PROGRAMME The Governing Council decided in May 2009 to establish a programme of outright purchases of covered bonds for monetary policy purposes .

Trade date ( T ) the date on which a trade ( i.e. an agreement on a financial transaction between two counterparties ) is struck .

It is intended to serve as a means of safeguarding sound government finances in Stage Three of EMU in order to strengthen the conditions for price stability and for strong sustainable growth conducive to employment creation .

Standing facility a central bank facility available to counterparties on their own initiative .

Valuation haircut a risk control measure applied to underlying assets used in reverse transactions , implying that the central bank calculates the value of underlying assets as the market value of the assets reduced by a certain percentage ( haircut ) .

Valuation markdown a risk control measure applied to underlying assets used in reverse transactions , meaning that the central bank applies a reduction of the theoretical market value of the assets by a certain percentage before applying any valuation haircut .

The ECB does not impose any restrictions on the transferability of the certificates .

The operational features of these operations can be summarised as follows An outright transaction implies a full transfer of ownership from the seller to the buyer with no connected reverse transfer of ownership .

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION Article 1 Establishment of the securities markets programme Under the terms of this Decision , Eurosystem central banks may purchase the following ( a ) on the secondary market , eligible marketable debt instruments issued by the central governments or public entities of the Member States whose currency is the euro

M7 Valuation markdown a risk control measure applied to underlying assets used in reverse transactions , meaning that the central bank applies a reduction of the theoretical market value of the assets by a certain percentage before applying any valuation haircut ( 1 )

The difference between the issue amount and the redemption amount equals the interest accrued on the issue amount , at the agreed interest rate , over the maturity of the certificate .

Legal nature An outright transaction implies a full transfer of ownership from the seller to the buyer with no connected reverse transfer of ownership .

Legal nature An outright transaction implies a full transfer of ownership from the seller to the buyer with no connected reverse transfer of ownership .

Purchase On April 18, 2005, Adobe Systems announced an agreement to acquire Macromedia in a stock swap valued at about 3.4 billion on the last trading day before the announcement.

Repos NonMFIs

Open market operation an operation executed on the initiative of the central bank in the financial markets involving one of the following transactions 1 ) buying or selling assets outright ( spot or forward )

Open market operation an operation executed on the initiative of the central bank in the financial markets involving one of the following transactions ( i ) buying or selling assets outright ( spot or forward )

ESCB ( European System of Central Banks ) the ESCB is composed of the ECB and the national central banks of all 15 Member States , i.e. it includes , in addition to the members of the Eurosystem , the national central banks of the Member States which did not adopt the euro at the start of Stage Three of EMU .

78 Open market operation an operation executed on the initiative of the central bank in the financial markets involving one of the following transactions 1 ) buying or selling assets outright ( spot or forward )

LEGAL NATURE An outright transaction implies a full transfer of ownership from the seller to the buyer with no connected reverse transfer of ownership .

To this effect , in April 2001 , the ECB and the IMF concluded a SDR selling and buying arrangement .

Mid market price the mid point between the bid price and the offer price for a security based on quotations for transactions of normal market size by recognised

Mid market rates the euro foreign exchange reference rates that are generally based on the regular concertation procedure between central banks within and outside the ESCB , which normally takes place at 14.15 Central European Time , and which are used for the quarterly revaluation procedure .

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18 Capital commitments On 5 March 2002 , the ECB and the City of Frankfurt am Main signed a purchase agreement for the site of the ECB 's final premises .

Balance of payments ( b.o.p. ) a statistical statement that summarises , for a specific period of time , the economic transactions of an economy with the rest of the world .

Open market operation an operation executed on the initiative of the central bank in the financial markets involving one of the following transactions ( i ) buying or selling assets outright ( spot or forward )

Loans to euro area residents funds lent by Monetary Financial Institutions ( MFIs ) to borrowers and not evidenced by negotiable documents or represented by one single document ( if it has become negotiable ) .

and ( d ) held and settled in the euro area , shall be eligible for outright purchase under the programme , provided that they satisfy the following additional requirements ( 1 ) OJ L 310 , 11.12.2000 , p. 1 .

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