An eligible acceptance by the Fed as collateral at the discount window because it is able to be sold by the accepting bank without having to incur a reserve requirement.
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- Bankers' acceptances. - Legal Information Institute - Cornell University
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- Trading in Bankers' Acceptances - Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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