Phantom Assets : Rehypothecation and the Hidden Chain of Debt Threatening Wall Street.DE

Gerald T. Mills

ISBN 10: 3565293624 / ISBN 13: 9783565293629

Editore: Epubli, 2026

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - When you deposit money into a bank, you understand that the bank lends it out. But what happens when hedge funds and massive investment banks pledge collateral-like Treasury bonds or corporate stocks-to secure a loan, and the lender then uses that exact same collateral to secure their own loan with someone else This financial cloning process is known as rehypothecation, and it is the shadow engine of modern Wall Street liquidity.In the unregulated offshore markets, a single high-quality asset can be repledged multiple times, creating a towering, inverted pyramid of debt resting on a tiny fraction of actual, tangible collateral. On paper, the market looks flush with trillions of dollars in liquidity. In reality, multiple financial institutions claim ownership of the exact same asset. If a panic occurs and investors demand their collateral back, the entire chain implodes simultaneously.This rigorous macroeconomic analysis exposes the dangerous mechanics of the shadow banking system. It breaks down the complex legal loopholes that allow banks to artificially inflate their balance sheets, warning of the systemic vulnerability inherent in a market where the same dollar is promised to five different people.

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• Titolo: Phantom Assets : Rehypothecation and the Hidden Chain of Debt Threatening Wall Street.DE
• Editore: Epubli
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3565293624
• ISBN 13: 9783565293629
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 297 L x 210 A x 7 P (millimetri) 297 millimetri di larghezza per 210 millimetri di altezza per 7 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 416 grammi

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When you deposit money into a bank, you understand that the bank lends it out. But what happens when hedge funds and massive investment banks pledge collateral—like Treasury bonds or corporate stocks—to secure a loan, and the lender then uses that exact same collateral to secure their own loan with someone else? This financial cloning process is known as rehypothecation, and it is the shadow engine of modern Wall Street liquidity. In the unregulated offshore markets, a single high-quality asset can be repledged multiple times, creating a towering, inverted pyramid of debt resting on a tiny fraction of actual, tangible collateral. On paper, the market looks flush with trillions of dollars in liquidity. In reality, multiple financial institutions claim ownership of the exact same asset. If a panic occurs and investors demand their collateral back, the entire chain implodes simultaneously. This rigorous macroeconomic analysis exposes the dangerous mechanics of the shadow banking system. It breaks down the complex legal loopholes that allow banks to artificially inflate their balance sheets, warning of the systemic vulnerability inherent in a market where the same dollar is promised to five different people.