<P> In 2011 , MF Global faced major pressures to its liquidity over several months . Some analysts and financial commentators indicate that MF Global probably experienced a number of trading days in 2011 during which the firm 's bets on sovereign debt would have required the use of customer funds to meet capital requirements , thereby maintaining operating funds and possibly overall solvency . A large part of these pressures on MF Global were a result of the firm 's involvement in a significant number of repurchase agreements . Many of these repo agreements were conducted off their balance sheet . Also , MF Global made a $6.3 billion investment on its own behalf in bonds of some of Europe 's most indebted nations . Failure of those , and other , repo positions contributed to the massive liquidity crisis at the firm . MF Global experienced a meltdown of its financial condition , caused by improper transfers of over $891 million from customer accounts to a MF broker - dealer account to cover losses created by trading losses . </P>
<P> In 2011 , MF Global faced major pressures to its liquidity over several months . Some analysts and financial commentators indicate that MF Global probably experienced a number of trading days in 2011 during which the firm 's bets on sovereign debt would have required the use of customer funds to meet capital requirements , thereby maintaining operating funds and possibly overall solvency . A large part of these pressures on MF Global were a result of the firm 's involvement in a significant number of repurchase agreements . Many of these repo agreements were conducted off their balance sheet . Also , MF Global made a $6.3 billion investment on its own behalf in bonds of some of Europe 's most indebted nations . Failure of those , and other , repo positions contributed to the massive liquidity crisis at the firm . MF Global experienced a meltdown of its financial condition , caused by improper transfers of over $891 million from customer accounts to a MF broker - dealer account to cover losses created by trading losses . </P>
mf global 's huge losses in 2011 were a result of
mf global 's huge losses in 2011 were a result of
involvement in a significant number of repurchase agreements a $6.3 billion investment on its own behalf in bonds of some of Europe 's most indebted nations
involvement in a significant number of repurchase agreements a $6.3 billion investment on its own behalf in bonds of some of Europe 's most indebted nations