A spread ratio of 3:1, for example, means the note
against bond spread (NOB) contains three ten - year note futures contracts to each single bond futures contract.
The note
against bond spread (NOB) gives traders and investors a means with which to play anticipated changes in the yield curve.
With the note
against bond spread (NOB), the position a futures trader will take depends upon their perception of the yield curve.
Not exact matches
Below you'll find the SPY and BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Master II Option - Adjusted
Spread (a high yield bond spread index) plotted agains
Spread (a high yield
bond spread index) plotted agains
spread index) plotted
against SPY.
Credit
spreads have tightened globally, and U.S. credit
spreads are at the narrow end of their 17 - year range
against government
bonds — even after a recent widening.
This additional yield on a riskier credit
bond is called the credit
spread, and it's measured
against a similar duration U.S. Treasury
bond.
Rather, the increase in
spreads appears to reflect both tightness in the Commonwealth Government
bond market (where supply remains limited and demand by foreign investors appears to have increased) and upward pressure on swap rates (one benchmark
against which corporate
bonds are priced) as companies have sought to lock in fixed - rate borrowings due to expected increases in interest rates.
Second, both the rating - based and sovereign CDS default
spreads are US dollar based and netting it out
against a local currency government
bond rate can be viewed as inconsistent.
BAA
bond yields could be expressed as
spreads against AAA yields, but the mathematical results would be the same.
In fixed income, we find short - dated Spanish and Italian debt relatively attractive, as we expect
spreads to continue to compress
against German
bonds.
This additional yield on a riskier credit
bond is called the credit
spread, and it's measured
against a similar duration U.S. Treasury
bond.
We see an opportunity in MBS to add income while decreasing credit risk
against a backdrop of ever - tighter corporate
bond spreads.
Also, the yield
spread between U.S. Treasuries and corporate
bonds has tightened, meaning credit offers thinner insulation
against rate rises.
Credit
spreads have tightened globally, and U.S. credit
spreads are at the narrow end of their 17 - year range
against government
bonds — even after a recent widening.
Perhaps there is a case of money illusion here is, stocks aren't «holding up, p / e ratio have compressed significantly over the past 7/8 years.Another point, you are comparing apples and oranges by taking s & p prices levels
against yield
bond spread.Try this: s & p earning yield less t - bills
against the yield
bond spread.
The risk for
bond investors that the issuer will default on its obligation (default risk) or that the
bond value will decline and / or that the
bond price performance will compare unfavorably to other
bonds against which the investment is compared due either to perceived increase in the risk that an issuer will default (credit
spread risk) or that a company's credit rating will be lowered (downgrade risk).
The asset swap
spread is one widely used metric to determine relative value of one
bond against other
bonds of the same currency.
Diversification is an investment strategy aimed at managing risk by
spreading your money across a variety of investments such as stocks,
bonds, real estate, and cash alternatives; but diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect
against loss.