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About HelixFs.com
During the 1980’s and early 90’s, Repo was still a new product. The volatility of the Volker days was in full swing and the very idea of trading a matched book was novel. It’s not surprising that the “technology” behind Repo was fairly basic in those days. After executing a transaction, traders would typically grab a pen and write out multiple copies of a paper ticket.