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2-year FRN auction of 23 December 2015 (reopening)

The 2-year FRN sold $13 billion at a high discount margin of 0.330% on , with a bid-to-cover ratio of 3.48.

Announced
Issued
Matures

Discount margin

0.330%

Median discount margin 0.290%

Bid-to-cover

3.48

▲ +0.37 since 24 Nov

Sold

$13.00 billion

$13 billion offered

Indirect bidders

39.4%

Of competitive bids accepted

The high discount margin was the highest for a 2-year FRN of all 23 earlier auctions we hold

Discount margin at each 2-year FRN auction, %

The high discount margin was the highest for a 2-year FRN of all 23 earlier auctions we hold24 auctions from 29 January 2014 to 23 December 2015; the latest at 0.330%.0.0%0.1%0.2%0.3%0.4%20142015This auction, 0.330%The high discount margin was the highest for a 2-year FRN of all 23 earlier auctions we hold24 auctions from 29 January 2014 to 23 December 2015; the latest at 0.330%.0.0%0.1%0.2%0.3%0.4%201420150.330%

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

The 24 auctions as a table
Discount margin and bid-to-cover of the last 24 2-year FRN auctions, newest first
AuctionDiscount margin, %Bid-to-cover
0.3303.48
0.2163.11
0.1683.10
0.1202.87
0.0863.50
0.0773.93
0.0763.74
0.0694.01
0.0743.81
0.0854.34
0.0844.28
0.0843.72
0.1102.90
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 the previous 12 auctions of the 2-year FRN
MeasureThis auctionMedianHigherLower
Bid-to-cover ratio3.483.738 of 124 of 12
High discount margin0.3300.0840 of 1212 of 12
Indirect bidders' share39.448.710 of 122 of 12
Direct bidders' share1.52.08 of 124 of 12
Primary dealers' share59.148.42 of 1210 of 12
High minus median, basis points4.01.00 of 1212 of 12

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  • High minus median, basis points: Highest of all 23 earlier 2-year FRN auctions we hold.

Who bought the 2-year FRN?

Primary dealers took 59.1% of the competitive bids accepted

Share of competitive bids accepted, %. Grey: the previous 2-year FRN auction, 24 November 2015

Primary dealers took 59.1% of the competitive bids acceptedIndirect bidders 39.4%, Direct bidders 1.5%, Primary dealers 59.1%Indirect bidders39.4%44.4%Direct bidders1.5%3.2%Primary dealers59.1%52.4%Primary dealers took 59.1% of the competitive bids acceptedIndirect bidders 39.4%, Direct bidders 1.5%, Primary dealers 59.1%Indirect bidders39.4%44.4%Direct bidders1.5%3.2%Primary dealers59.1%52.4%
The shares as a table
Shares of competitive bids accepted, %
BidderThis auctionPrevious
Indirect bidders39.444.4
Direct bidders1.53.2
Primary dealers59.152.4

About these figures

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

Treasury's published result

FieldValue
Offered as1-Year 10-Month, reopening
Offering amount$13,000,000,000
Bids received$45,228,818,800
Sold$13,000,418,300
Competitive bids accepted$12,988,453,500
Non-competitive bids accepted$11,964,800
Federal Reserve (SOMA) add-on$0
Foreign and international (FIMA) non-competitive$0
Discount margin, %0.330
Median rate, %0.290
Low rate, %0.250
Interest rate (coupon), %–
Spread, %0.168
Bids at the high rate filled, %13.86
Bid-to-cover ratio3.48
Indirect bidders accepted$5,115,013,500
Direct bidders accepted$200,000,000
Primary dealers accepted$7,673,440,000
Indirect bidders' share, % (ours)39.4
Direct bidders' share, % (ours)1.5
Primary dealers' share, % (ours)59.1
High minus median, basis points (ours)4.0

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.

The longer windows

Each measure against earlier 2-year FRN auctions: how many were higher and lower, and their median
MeasureThis auctionWindowHigherLowerMedian
Bid-to-cover ratio3.48All 23 since 29 January 201419 of 234 of 234.01
High discount margin0.330All 23 since 29 January 20140 of 2323 of 230.070
Indirect bidders' share39.4All 23 since 29 January 201418 of 235 of 2346.6
Direct bidders' share1.5All 23 since 29 January 201419 of 234 of 233.3
Primary dealers' share59.1All 23 since 29 January 20144 of 2319 of 2350.0
High minus median, basis points4.0All 23 since 29 January 20140 of 2323 of 230.4

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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 23 December 2015. Results file: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2015/R_20151223_1.pdf. Compiled by 500metrics, "2-year FRN auction of 23 December 2015 (reopening)", https://500metrics.com/treasury/auctions/2-year-frn/2015-12-23.

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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