The Open Market Trading Desk (the Desk) at the New York Fed undertakes small value open market transactions for the purpose of testing operational readiness to implement existing and potential policy directives from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The FOMC directs the Desk to conduct these exercises to test its operational readiness in the Authorizations and Continuing Directives for Open Market Operations.
In connection with these directives, the Desk intends to conduct a small value forward start term repo operation with Primary Dealers. The bid submission process will be conducted from 10:30 AM ET to 10:45 AM ET on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. All counterparties will be limited to one $1 million proposition per tranche during the operation. Results will be posted on the New York Fed’s website following the completion of the operation. The operation details are as follows:
Repurchase Agreement Operation:
| OPERATION TENOR/TYPE | ELIGIBLE COUNTERPARTIES | OPERATION DATE | SETTLEMENT DATE | MATURITY DATE | SECURITY TYPE | MINIMUM BID RATE | MAXIMUM VALUE OF OPERATION |
| Forward Start Overnight Repo | Primary Dealers | Tues Oct 20, 2026 | Wed, Oct 21, 2026 | Fri, Oct 23, 2026 | Multi-tranche: Treasury, Agency, Agency MBS | SRP Rate on Oct 20, 2026 | $100 million |
