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The Two Most Common Types of Dollar Rolls

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The two most common types of dollar rolls are:

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A. B. C. D.

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A dollar roll is a type of repurchase agreement (repo) in which an investor sells a security to a counterparty and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a similar security at a future date for a slightly higher price. Dollar rolls are commonly used in the mortgage-backed securities market to help investors manage their cash flows and mitigate risks.

The two most common types of dollar rolls are:

A. Fixed-coupon and yield-maintenance agreements: In a fixed-coupon dollar roll, the security that is sold and repurchased has a fixed interest rate. In a yield-maintenance dollar roll, the counterparty agrees to maintain the yield on the security being sold by reinvesting the proceeds in another security with a similar yield.

B. Variable-coupon and yield-maintenance agreements: In a variable-coupon dollar roll, the security that is sold and repurchased has a floating interest rate that is tied to a benchmark, such as LIBOR. In a yield-maintenance dollar roll, the counterparty agrees to maintain the yield on the security being sold by reinvesting the proceeds in another security with a similar yield.

C. Fixed-coupon and accounting agreements is not a common type of dollar roll.

D. Variable-coupon and principal agreements is also not a common type of dollar roll.

Therefore, the correct answer is B. Variable-coupon and yield-maintenance agreements.