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The 2nd edition of The Futures Bond Basis, is an updated and revised version of Professor Moorad Choudhry's succinct but in-depth look at the government bond futures contract basis. It includes essential background on contract specifications and the theory of the basis. It also covers the concept of the cheapest to deliver; price and delivery data for a sample of gilt contracts; the drivers of the basis and its dynamics; the mechanics of basis trading; a detailed explanation of gross and net basis, and an explanation of the implied repo rate. The book uses examples from the UK gilt market, although the basic principles are applicable in any bond futures market.
Now in its third edition, The Treasury Bond Basis is the mandatory reference text for Treasury bond and note futures trading rooms around the world. This updated edition reflects the numerous market changes, chief among them the Chicago Board of Trade's decision to switch from an 8 percent to a 6 percent conversion factor. Revisions include greater detail on hedging and trading, updated explanations of options valuation and short delivery options, and discussion of global bonds futures trading and applications.
Basis trading, also known as cash and carry trading, refers to the activity of simultaneously trading cash bonds and the related bond futures contract. an asset and its price for future delivery as implied by the price of a futures contract written on the asset. Futures contracts are exchange-traded standardized instruments, so they are a form of what is termed a forward instrument, a contract that describes the forward delivery of an asset at a price agreed today. The simultaneous trading of futures contracts written on government bonds and the bonds themselves, basis trading, is an important part of the government bond markets, and in this book we review the essential elements of this type...
This outstanding resource provides a comprehensive and detailed discussion of the relationships between the various European bond markets and their respective bond futures contracts, called "the basis". It describes various analytical tools and approaches that professional traders and portfolio managers can utilize to meet their risk management and training needs.
Commodity Derivatives: A Guide for Future Practitioners describes the origins and uses of these important markets. Commodities are often used as inputs in the production of other products, and commodity prices are notoriously volatile. Derivatives include forwards, futures, options, and swaps; all are types of contracts that allow buyers and sellers to establish the price at one time and exchange the commodity at another. These contracts can be used to establish a price now for a purchase or sale that will occur later, or establish a price later for a purchase or sale now. This book provides detailed examples for using derivatives to manage prices by hedging, using futures, options, and swap...
The Treasury Bond Basis provides a comprehensive and detailed discussion of the relationship between the Treasury Bond market and Treasury bond futures. Vital information such as analysis of the basis relationship between shorter term Treasure securities and Treasury bill and note futures is all her
How to build a framework for forecasting interest rate market movements With trillions of dollars worth of trades conducted every year in everything from U.S. Treasury bonds to mortgage-backed securities, the U.S. interest rate market is one of the largest fixed income markets in the world. Interest Rate Markets: A Practical Approach to Fixed Income details the typical quantitative tools used to analyze rates markets; the range of fixed income products on the cash side; interest rate movements; and, the derivatives side of the business. Emphasizes the importance of hedging and quantitatively managing risks inherent in interest rate trades Details the common trades which can be used by invest...
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The value of trading in index futures is currently around $20 trillion and rising. This book describes how index futures work and summarizes the substantial body of empirical data on these markets in a clear and accessible way. With its inclusion of a full range of teaching and learning aids Stock Index Futures is ideal for the undergraduate and graduate.