The US Treasury has decided to issue $1bn worth in ten-year debt. There are cur- rently...

  

Transcribed Image Text:

The US Treasury has decided to issue $1bn worth in ten-year debt. There are cur- rently 4 primary dealers that will help in distributing the issue via competitive bids. There are a total of $100mn in non-competitive bids. The table below lists each dealer's bid: Bid (%) Quantity ($mn) 2 3 2.2 Goldman Sachs 2.5 Bidder JP Morgan UBS RBC Bank 400 200 300 400 How many bonds (in $mn) does each dealer get? Ignore the 35% limit on compet- itive bids. What would you expect the coupon rate of the ten-year issue to be near? Explain your reasoning. The US Treasury has decided to issue $1bn worth in ten-year debt. There are cur- rently 4 primary dealers that will help in distributing the issue via competitive bids. There are a total of $100mn in non-competitive bids. The table below lists each dealer's bid: Bid (%) Quantity ($mn) 2 3 2.2 Goldman Sachs 2.5 Bidder JP Morgan UBS RBC Bank 400 200 300 400 How many bonds (in $mn) does each dealer get? Ignore the 35% limit on compet- itive bids. What would you expect the coupon rate of the ten-year issue to be near? Explain your reasoning.

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

To determine how many bonds in million each dealer will get we first need to calculate the total qua... View the full answer