Not exact matches
The low liquidity levels are caused by a combination of regulations, which make it less attractive for big banks to hold inventories of
bonds for dealing, and new forms of quick, computerised
trading, which have the potential to
move markets in times of stress.
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.
The base for OYAIB is that as we
move nearer to retirement, we want to
trade the growth potential and volatility of stocks for the comparative safety and predictability of quality
bonds.
This convergence of yields has implications for the behaviour of investors: with
bond yields in different countries tending to
move together, investors have found it more difficult not only to diversify their portfolios but to find
trading opportunities.
Supported by Fear
Trade factors such as geopolitical turmoil — both in the U.S. and abroad — and low to negative government
bond yields, gold's
move here can be seen as a bullish sign.
The
bonds have not
moved in response to that rumor, with the Glencore 5.95's of 2020
trading in the 70's.
The first phase of sanctions targeted individuals, but these new measures prohibits U.S. institutions from
trading new
bonds with the government of Venezuela or state - owned oil company PDVSA, a
move intended to choke off the regime's finances.
Trade: Sell U.S. government
bonds when credit appetite is high, as signaled by the CAI being more than one standard deviation above its 50 - day
moving average, and buy when it is low, or more than one standard deviation below its 50 - day
moving average.
Trade: Buy
bonds when the ratio is more than half a standard deviation below its long - run
moving average (
bonds are cheap relative to stocks) sell when it's more than half a standard deviation above its long - run
moving average (stocks are cheap relative to
bonds).
International and domestic equities are leading, while
bonds are lagging and
trading below their 10 month
moving average.
Real estate and equities are leading while
bonds and commodities are lagging and
trading below their 10 month
moving average.
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bond ETFs TIP, BND, and AGG are above their 10 month
moving average.
Even the rather arcane fixed income markets (
bonds) are being forced to
move to transparent electronic platforms from direct phone
trading to prevent market abuse.
See on the daily bar chart for June T -
Bond futures that prices have
moved into the lower half of a choppy and sideways
trading range of the past couple months.
These
bonds are large and highly liquid where investors will pay a premium (lower yield) for the ability to
trade large volumes without
moving the market by affecting the price dramatically with one
trade.
In 1997 Brian
moved to Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. and over the next 11 years held a variety of positions in Corporate
Bond Research, High Yield and Corporate
Bond Trading, Syndication and Proprietary
Trading.
But, barring any drastic
moves in the final
trading days of 2015, the most widely held classes of assets, including stocks and
bonds across the globe, were basically flat... While that may be disappointing news for people who hoped to see big returns from at least some portion of their portfolio, it is excellent news for anyone who wants to see a steady global economic expansion without new bubbles and all the volatility that can bring.
This fund is designed to provide the opposite return of the Government of Canada 10 - year
bond over a single
trading day, which means you lose if the benchmark
bond moves up in price and you win if it falls.
Now that high yield has recovered, some areas are going to start to
trade like
bonds again, while others will continue to
move with stocks.
Hence, as Straus tells MoneySense, «One of the contrarian
trades is to
move into long
bonds.»