On-the-run Premia, Settlement Fails, and Central Bank Access

Fabienne Schneider ()
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No 24.05, Working Papers from Swiss National Bank, Study Center Gerzensee

Abstract: The premium on “on-the-run†Treasuries (i.e. the most recently issued ones) is an anomaly. I explain it using a model in which primary dealers hold inventories of Treasuries. Primary dealers are more likely to hold large inventories of on-the-run Treasuries. There is also less variation across primary dealers in the available stock of on-the-run Treasuries compared with all other, so-called off -the-run Treasuries. Because on-the-run Treasuries are easier to fi nd, they trade at a premium. My theory is consistent with the USD 40 billion of Treasury contracts that fail to settle each day, with the median failure rate of off -the-run Treasuries being almost twice that of on-the-run Treasuries. I use the model to analyse the eff ects of granting access to central bank facilities to non-banks active in the Treasury market. Broad access stimulates trading and reduces the on-the-run premium, but settlement fails increase and, counterintuitively, only primary dealers benefit.

Pages: 49 pages
Date: 2024-08
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