ersistent discrepancies between implied forward rates on the yield curve P and corresponding futures rates have been widely observed. For instance, in one of our samples, eight week-ahead forward-future spreads averaged nearly 70 discount basis points before 1982 and have since averaged about 30 bas
Cash-and-carry trading and the pricing of treasury bill futures
โ Scribed by Ira G. Kawaller; Timothy W. Koch
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 534 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-7314
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The author wishes to thank Robert I. Webb (the editor) and an anonymous referee for very helpful comments, as well as Charles Bartlett from SIFMA for providing part of the data. Financial support from Citi Foundation is gratefully acknowledged.
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