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What Are On-the-Run Treasuries?
On-the-run Treasuries are the most recently issued U.S. Treasury bonds or notes of a particular maturity. On-the-run Treasuries are the opposite of "off-the-run" Treasuries, which refer to lớn Treasury securities that have sầu been issued before the most recent issue and are still outstanding. Media mentions about Treasury yields và prices generally reference on-the-run Treasuries.
On-the-run Treasuries are the most recent Treasury released for a certain maturity.Off-the-run Treasuries are those that have been issued before và remain outstanding.A Treasury transitions from on-the-run to lớn off-the-run once a newer phối of Treasuries is released for sale.
How On-the-Run Treasuries Work
The on-the-run bond or note is the most frequently traded Treasury security of its maturity. Because on-the-run issues are the most liquid, they typically trade at a slight premium và thus yield a little less than their off-the-run counterparts. Some traders successfully exploit this price differential through an arbitrage strategy that involves selling, or going short, on-the-run Treasuries, và buying off-the-run Treasuries.
Treasuries are considered khổng lồ be a lower risk than some other investment options, as they are debts owed by the Federal Government. The Treasury issues them to lớn raise revenue for government expenses. As Treasuries are created and sold, the newest batch becomes the on-the-run Treasuries.
On-the-Run vs. Off-the-Run Treasuries
A Treasury transitions from on-the-run khổng lồ off-the-run once a newer set of Treasuries is released for sale. For example, if one-year Treasury notes are issued today, those would be the current on-the-run Treasuries.
If another set of Treasury notes get issued in the next month, those become the new on-the-run Treasuries, và the previously issued Treasuries are considered off-the-run. This cycle continues as each new batch is created, with every group other than the newest run deemed off-the-run for the rest of its associated time, until it is cashed in upon reaching maturity.
The most actively traded Treasuries at any point in time are those that are considered on-the-run. Due khổng lồ the increased activity, they tover lớn have sầu a higher initial cost and lower yield than off-the-run notes. This causes on-the-run Treasuries khổng lồ be more liquid, as finding a buyer tends to be simpler than off-the-run options. This leads to lớn more investments relating to lớn hedging than to lớn longer-term investments.
Long-term investors vì not need lớn purchase on-the-run Treasuries at a higher price since the included return or interest rates tover to lớn be similar. The price difference between on-the-run & off-the-run Treasuries is often referred lớn as the liquidity premium, as the more liquid Treasuries are obtained at a higher cost. If liquidity is not a concern, the investor will likely look for more cost-effective sầu options.
Advantages & Disadvantages of On-the Run Treasuries
On-the-run Treasuries are more scarce than off-the-run Treasuries. There are plenty of off-the-run treasuries, yet, there are a limited amount of on-the-run securities—that is, new issues are a small part of the Treasury universe. Thus, on-the-run securities tend lớn have sầu higher prices & lower yields.
On-the-run securities tover to be highly liquid, as they trade heavily on the secondary market. Meanwhile, the liquidity for off-the-run Treasuries is less, where they've already been bought và are held by investors. Thus, on-the-run Treasuries trade with that liquidity premium, but if investors don't need the newest issue, they will likely find a better giảm giá with off-the-run Treasuries.
