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===A sensible approach?===
===A sensible approach?===
Some scholars—okay: one - and no it isn't the [[Jolly Contrarian]] although he does get the point—have intimated that the {{1995gmra}} got this right and the {{2000gmra}} got it wrong. For the following reasons:
*'''Initiation''': A delivery failure by a {{gmraprov|Lender}} when initiating a repo has no consequence – it is neither an Event of Default, nor a breach of contract.  Section {{gmraprov|10(g)}} allows the {{gmraprov|Buyer}} to terminate the repo at any time while the delivery failure is continuing ''or'' to work with the {{gmraprov|Seller}} to initiate the repo on a later date.
*'''Initiation''': A delivery failure by a {{gmraprov|Lender}} when initiating a repo has no consequence – it is neither an Event of Default, nor a breach of contract.  Section {{gmraprov|10(g)}} allows the {{gmraprov|Buyer}} to terminate the repo at any time while the delivery failure is continuing ''or'' to work with the {{gmraprov|Seller}} to initiate the repo on a later date.
*'''Scheduled maturity''': A redelivery failure by a {{gmraprov|Borrower}} at term is not an {{gmraprov|Event of Default}}. Rather, the {{gmraprov|Lender}} may [[buy in]] the securities using section {{gmraprov|10(h)}}.
*'''Scheduled maturity''': A redelivery failure by a {{gmraprov|Borrower}} at term is not an {{gmraprov|Event of Default}}. Rather, the {{gmraprov|Lender}} may [[buy in]] the securities using section {{gmraprov|10(h)}}.

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