Tuesday, December 30

Stripping, Reconstitution

Stripping
If a dealer finds Treasury coupon bonds trading at a lower price than Treasury strips, he can make a riskless (arbitrage) profit by buying coupon bond and selling strips.

Reconstitution
If a dealer finds Treasury coupon bonds trading at a higher price than Treasury strips, he can make an arbitrage profit by buying strips and selling coupon bonds.

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