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Chapter 6

Chapter 6. Treasury Securities Markets. Treasury Securities. Backed by full faith and credit of U.S. government Zero default risk Largest volume of any security issuer in the world Most liquid securities Benchmark for other bond markets. Fixed Principal Treasuries . T-bills

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Chapter 6

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  1. Chapter 6 Treasury Securities Markets

  2. Treasury Securities • Backed by full faith and credit of U.S. government • Zero default risk • Largest volume of any security issuer in the world • Most liquid securities • Benchmark for other bond markets

  3. Fixed Principal Treasuries • T-bills • Maturity <1 year • Trade on a discount basis (no coupon) • Notes • 2-10 year maturity • Coupon payment semiannual • Issued at par • Bonds (same as notes > 10 year maturity)

  4. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) • First issued in 1997 • Issued at 5, 10, and 30 years maturities • Principal is adjusted to reflect inflation • Coupon is a measure of the “real” rate • Return on TIPS = real rate + actual inflation • Return on Treasuries = real rate + expected inflation • Provides a measure of the real rate and inflation expectations

  5. TIP principal adjustment • Principal is adjusted semiannually • Inflation is measured using CPI-U • Example – • Original principal = $100,000 coupon = 3.5% • Inflation = 3% annually (1.5% semi-annually) • Principal 6mths = 100,000 *1.015 = 101,500 • New coupon = .035 * 101,500*.5 = 1776.25 • Both principal and coupon are inflation adjusted

  6. TIPS in practice • Each new issue is given a reference CPI • Index ratio • Calculated on each settlement date • Current CPI/reference CPI • New principal = original principal * index ratio • Coupon = coupon rate * new principal

  7. Treasury Auctions • All new issue Treasuries use an auction • 4, 13, and 26 week t-bills • Cash management bills • 2, 3, 5, and 10 year Treasury notes • 30 year Treasury bonds • Stopped issuing in 2001 • Resumed last year semiannual auctions • 5, 10, and 30 year TIPS

  8. Auction process • Treasury announces auction • Bids are obtained • Competitive bids • Non-competitive bids • Non competitive bids deducted from total • Competitive bids arrayed • Lowest yield (high price) to highest yield (low price) • Treasuries issued to best bids • All “winners" receive the clearing bid yield/price • Non-competitive also receive this yield/price

  9. Auction process • The auction is called a Dutch Auction • Auctions were multi price (English) until the 1990s • Why did the Treasury switch?

  10. Secondary market • Continuous, over-the-counter, market • Dealer market • New York • Tokyo • London • Dealer’s provide bid and ask quotes • “Next day” settlement

  11. On-the run issues • The most recently auctioned security is “on-the run” • All other issues are “off-the-run” • On-the-run issues are most liquid • When issued (wi) market • On-the-run trades between auction announcement and auction

  12. Inter dealer brokers • Dealer to dealer trades go through brokers • Trading is generally electronic • Dealer bids and offers are confidential • Low-cost and efficient method to clear dealer trades

  13. T-bill price quotes • T-bills use bank discount method

  14. T-bill Example • T-bill with a face value of $100,000, price of $99,100, and 100 days to maturity has a yield of: • Yd = 900/100,000 * 360/100 = 3.24% • This yield is not comparable to other Treasuries

  15. Quotes on Treasury Coupon Securities • Quotes are often in 32nds • 91-19 = 91 19/32 = 91.59375 • 91-19+ = 91 + 19/32 + 1/64 = 91.609375 • 109-066 = 109 + 6/32 + 6/256 = 109.2109375

  16. Accrued interest

  17. Example • 50 days in accrued interest period • 183 days in coupon period • Annual interest is $8 per $100 face value

  18. Calculating dates • Need to know • Trade date • Settlement date • Previous coupon date • Treasuries use actual/actual day count convention • Count days to get periods of interest • Settlement date is not included in count

  19. Treasury strips • Treasury only issues coupon securities • There is a high demand for risk free zero-coupon bonds • Dealers strip coupons and principal and create zero coupon treasuries • Rely on price arbitrage to make money • This process is managed by the Treasury

  20. Strip example • A dealer buys $500,00,000 of 5% ten year Treasuries for stripping • 20 cash flows of $12.5 million every 6 months • One cash flow of $500 million in ten years • Why? • Each cash flow creates a separate strip • The 12.5 million are coupon strips • The $500 million is a principal strip

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