Would OMTs contain post-Grexit contagion?

If a Greek exit from the euro-zone resulted in substantial market turmoil, the ECB would probably respond by unleashing its fabled OMTs. This is a potentially powerful tool to limit contagion. But practical constraints on the size of OMTs, as well as their conditionality, could mean that they are insufficient to prevent financial fallout.

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