Sentences with phrase «long bond trader»

I like to say it was like being the long bond trader back in the 1980s — possibly the toughest trading job on the Street.

Not exact matches

While I don't presume to read traders» (or trading computers») minds (see Barry ritholtz» note this morning about ex post facto rationalizations), generally speaking there is concern that the «taper» of long term bond purchases will cause bond yields (the percent of interest paid on them) to rise.

Still, combine the indications of the short - term bond market with today's 5 % GDP news and you get the sense that stock traders betting on low interest rates for longer periods of time may soon have to bail out.

It used the FSR to report that traders and investors in Canada say that it is taking longer to complete trades in fixed - income markets and that larger trades that used to go through easily now must be broken up into smaller bites, especially when moving corporate bonds.

If you're a trader, it's possible long maturity bonds make sense if you can ride the trend and get out before a large loss.

The cast includes»80s sitcom - killer Ted McGinley (soon to find a long - term home on «Married... with Children») as Jenny's wealthy junk bond trader fiancé.

Bond trading can be short, or long term and allows bond traders to take a position on future interest rate movements while leveraging the security and stability of government treasurBond trading can be short, or long term and allows bond traders to take a position on future interest rate movements while leveraging the security and stability of government treasurbond traders to take a position on future interest rate movements while leveraging the security and stability of government treasuries.

In fixed income, a trader might buy a long - term bond (10 to 30 years in duration) in a given country, i.e., lend money at, for example, 4.0 % and then offset this with a short - term note in the same country.

Where a trader might make a short - term «swap» based on a higher yield for a bond than its peers, the credit analyst focuses on longer - term issues.

The bond traders that influence long - term rates (like those used for mortgages) are trying to make educated guesses about where the economy will be in 10 - 15 years.