The futures bond basis
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 conce...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley
2006.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed |
| Colección: | Securities Institute
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627191006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- COVER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; Chapter 1: BOND FUTURES CONTRACTS; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1.1 Contract specifications; 1.2 FUTURES PRICING; 1.2.1 Theoretical principle; 1.2.2 Arbitrage-free futures pricing; 1.3 HEDGING USING BOND FUTURES; 1.3.1 Introduction; 1.3.2 Hedging a bond portfolio; 1.3.3 The margin process; Appendix 1.A CONVERSION FACTOR FOR THE LONG GILT FUTURE; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 2: THE GOVERNMENT BOND BASIS; 2.1 AN INTRODUCTION TO FORWARD PRICING; 2.1.1 Introduction; 2.1.2 Illustrating the forward bond basis; 2.2 FORWARDS AND FUTURES VALUATION
- 2.2.1 Introduction2.2.2 Forwards; 2.2.3 Futures; 2.2.4 Forwards and futures; 2.2.5 Relationship between forward and future price; 2.2.6 The forward-spot parity; 2.2.7 The basis and implied repo rate; 2.3 THE BOND BASIS: BASIC CONCEPTS; 2.3.1 Introduction; 2.3.2 Futures contract specifications; 2.3.3 The conversion factor; 2.3.4 The bond basis; 2.3.5 The net basis; 2.3.6 The implied repo rate; 2.4 SELECTING THE CHEAPESTTO- DELIVER BOND; 2.5 TRADING THE BASIS; 2.5.1 The basis position; 2.6 EXERCISES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 3: BASIS TRADING AND THE IMPLIED REPO RATE
- 3.1 ANALYSING THE BASIS3.1.1 No-arbitrage futures price; 3.1.2 Options embedded in bond futures contracts; 3.2 BOND DELIVERY FACTORS; 3.2.1 The cheapest-to-deliver; 3.2.2 Selecting delivery time; 3.2.3 Changes in CTD status; Appendix 3.A GENERAL RULES OF THE CTD BOND; Appendix 3.B A GENERAL MODEL OF THE CTD BOND; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 4: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BASIS TRADING; 4.1 RATES AND SPREAD HISTORY; 4.1.1 Net basis history; 4.1.2 The implied repo rate; 4.2 IMPACT OF THE REPO RATE; 4.2.1 The repo rate; 4.2.2 Short bond position squeeze; 4.3 BASIS TRADING MECHANICS
- 4.3.1 Using the conversion factor4.3.2 Trading profit and loss; 4.4 TIMING THE BASIS TRADE USING THE IRR; 4.4.1 The implied repo rate (again); 4.4.2 The IRR across futures contracts: Bloomberg illustration; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; Appendix A: REPO FINANCING AND THE CONCEPT OF THE 'SPECIAL'; A.1 CLASSIC REPO; A.2 BASKET REPO: ILLUSTRATION USING MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT BONDS; A.3 SPECIAL BONDS IN REPO; Appendix B: RELATIVE VALUE ANALYSIS: BOND SPREADS; B.1 SWAP SPREAD AND TREASURY SPREAD; B.2 ASSET-SWAP SPREAD; B.3 Z-SPREAD; B.4 CASH-CDS BASIS; REFERENCES
- Appendix C: LIFFE LONG GILT DELIVERY HISTORY (March 1996 to June 2001)GLOSSARY; ABBREVIATIONS; INDEX
