Feb Fed Funds futures trading at 96.43! That roughly implies the market expects a 72% chance of a 75 bp cut. WoW! Anyone else short and getting...
Good point, I think the CME slashed fees in 2004 to fend off the Eurex threat - but then subsequently increased them once the threat was gone....
Anybody heard about the new futures exchange hoping to challenge the CME's monopoly on UST-futures? Apparently the likes of Citadel, Getco and...
The other one might be EURIBOR (www.euribor.org) which is almost the same as the BBA's EUR LIBOR. From my understanding, EURIBOR is much more...
If you don't have access to a Bloomberg or Reuters terminal then I'd suggest looking at page 1204 of Fabozzi's "The Handbook of Fixed Income...
Can anybody explain why Canada Mortgage Bonds (CMBs) are trading almost 40 bps back of Canadas? If I understand correctly, CMBs are direct...
There's a USD index contract at GLOBEX (IB: USS) but I don't think it trades.
Money market funds invest in a variety of short-term debt products such as bankers' acceptances, commercial paper, eurodollar deposits, t-bills,...
Short of trading basis swaps, swap spreads, or other derivatives through a dealer the term TED spread that you described is probably the best way...
You would have to take positions in both contracts to trade the spread. Check this out:...
When LIBOR futures prices rise, LIBOR forward rates fall. Youâre correct that market expectation of rate cuts can cause this, but expectations...
The Fed Funds rate is the interest rate that depository institutions lend balances (held at the Federal Reserve) to each other overnight. LIBOR...
I remember having the same questions as you not too long ago. If you want a true and meaningful answer then you have to invest the time and learn...
I hope you're joking. Excluding foreign central banks and US state/local governments the largest holders of US debt include dealer brokers,...
You have to compare apples to apples here. Treasuries held to maturity are the safest USD denominated asset and therefore have the lowest yield....
As a former TD Waterhouse customer I would strongly suggest you move your account to a real broker if trade execution is important for you (you'll...
As seen through the eyes of a trader I'd agree with you, but I think those central banks also need to consider the implication of selling...
I've been using fixed stops with bond futures and the problem I've been running into is that my stops tend to be too tight in a volatile market...
To calculate the appropriate ratio you need to approximate the DV01 of the ZB and the ZT bond futures. You can do this by: 1. Find the CTD...
Not sure about FYT but the others refer to the spreads between Treasury bonds/notes with different maturities. FOB (fives over bonds) - the...
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