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A bank buys a bond on its coupon payment date. 3 months later, the bank decides to repo the bond to generate immediate liquidity. Details of the bond and repo transaction are as follows. If the repo contract expires 6 months from now, what is the bank's expected cash outflow at the end of the repo transaction?
| Notional value (USD) | 100,000 |
|---|---|
| Coupon (semi-annual) | 6% |
| Current bond price | 97 |
| Repo haircut | 15% |
| Repo interest rate | 4% |