Insurance entities usually write covered-call options because they consider the premium received for writing the options to be either:
In a yield-maintenance agreement:
The securities repurchased have the same stated interest rate as, and maturities similar to, the securities sold and are generally priced to result in substantially the same yield is known as:
The two most common types of dollar rolls are:
As defined in Accounting Standards Codification, dollar purchase agreements are the agreements to sell and repurchase similar and identical securities.