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2-year FRN auction of 25 November 2014 (reopening)

The 2-year FRN sold $13 billion at a high discount margin of 0.068% on , with a bid-to-cover ratio of 4.00.

Announced
Issued
Matures

Discount margin

0.068%

Median discount margin 0.065%

Bid-to-cover

4.00

▲ +0.42 since 29 Oct

Sold

$13.00 billion

$13 billion offered

Indirect bidders

51.8%

Of competitive bids accepted

Discount margin at the last 11 2-year FRN auctions

Discount margin at each 2-year FRN auction, %

Discount margin at the last 11 2-year FRN auctions11 auctions from 29 January 2014 to 25 November 2014; the latest at 0.068%.0.0%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%2014This auction, 0.068%Discount margin at the last 11 2-year FRN auctions11 auctions from 29 January 2014 to 25 November 2014; the latest at 0.068%.0.0%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%20140.068%

Source: U.S. Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data, Treasury Securities Auctions Data. Observed .

The 11 auctions as a table
Discount margin and bid-to-cover of the last 11 2-year FRN auctions, newest first
AuctionDiscount margin, %Bid-to-cover
0.0684.00
0.0533.58
0.0414.45
0.0554.38
0.0704.09
0.0694.43
0.0634.69
0.0694.64
0.0694.67
0.0645.29
0.0455.67

Against its own history

Against every earlier 2-year FRN auction we hold
MeasureThis auctionMedianHigherLower
Bid-to-cover ratio4.004.549 of 101 of 10
High discount margin0.0680.0644 of 106 of 10
Indirect bidders' share51.840.91 of 109 of 10
Direct bidders' share5.44.73 of 107 of 10
Primary dealers' share42.851.79 of 101 of 10
High minus median, basis points0.30.34 of 103 of 10

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Who bought the 2-year FRN?

Indirect bidders took 51.8% of the competitive bids accepted

Share of competitive bids accepted, %. Grey: the previous 2-year FRN auction, 29 October 2014

Indirect bidders took 51.8% of the competitive bids acceptedIndirect bidders 51.8%, Direct bidders 5.4%, Primary dealers 42.8%Indirect bidders51.8%46.6%Direct bidders5.4%3.3%Primary dealers42.8%50.1%Indirect bidders took 51.8% of the competitive bids acceptedIndirect bidders 51.8%, Direct bidders 5.4%, Primary dealers 42.8%Indirect bidders51.8%46.6%Direct bidders5.4%3.3%Primary dealers42.8%50.1%
The shares as a table
Shares of competitive bids accepted, %
BidderThis auctionPrevious
Indirect bidders51.846.6
Direct bidders5.43.3
Primary dealers42.850.1

About these figures

Treasury's full result, how to read it, its limits and sources

Treasury's published result

FieldValue
Offered as1-Year 11-Month, reopening
Offering amount$13,000,000,000
Bids received$52,044,730,100
Sold$13,000,072,600
Competitive bids accepted$12,992,342,500
Non-competitive bids accepted$7,730,100
Federal Reserve (SOMA) add-on$0
Foreign and international (FIMA) non-competitive$0
Discount margin, %0.068
Median rate, %0.065
Low rate, %0.050
Interest rate (coupon), %–
Spread, %0.053
Bids at the high rate filled, %93.99
Bid-to-cover ratio4.00
Indirect bidders accepted$6,736,432,500
Direct bidders accepted$700,000,000
Primary dealers accepted$5,555,910,000
Indirect bidders' share, % (ours)51.8
Direct bidders' share, % (ours)5.4
Primary dealers' share, % (ours)42.8
High minus median, basis points (ours)0.3

Treasury's own files: announcement (PDF) · results (PDF)

How to read this result

The high discount margin is the highest rate Treasury accepted; every winning bidder gets it. The bid-to-cover ratio is bids received divided by the amount sold. Shares are of competitive bids accepted. High minus median shows how far the accepted cut-off sat above the middle accepted bid; it is not the market's auction tail, which needs a when-issued price that is not public.

What this number cannot tell you

  • Why it sold where it did. Results show what was bid and accepted, not the reasons behind any bid.
  • The auction tail as markets quote it. That compares the high yield with the when-issued yield just before bids closed, a market price that is not public; we show high minus median instead, a different measure.
  • Who the bidders are. Indirect bidders include foreign and international accounts bidding through the New York Fed and investors bidding through dealers; Treasury does not publish names.
  • Demand on another day. A bid-to-cover ratio counts bids at one auction against the amount offered, and the amount offered changes from auction to auction.

Sources

Source: U.S. Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data, Treasury Securities Auctions Data. Observed .

Shares of competitive bids, grades against earlier auctions and the high-minus-median spread are computed by 500metrics from Treasury's published fields; how.

How to cite this

U.S. Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data, Treasury Securities Auctions Data, auction of 25 November 2014. Results file: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2014/R_20141125_1.pdf. Compiled by 500metrics, "2-year FRN auction of 25 November 2014 (reopening)", https://500metrics.com/treasury/auctions/2-year-frn/2014-11-25.

Sources and licence

Sources and licence

  • U.S. Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data (source). Licence: Public domain, a work of the US federal government

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