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2-year FRN auction of 29 March 2017 (reopening)

The 2-year FRN sold $14.574 billion at a high discount margin of 0.109% on , with a bid-to-cover ratio of 3.43.

Announced
Issued
Matures

Discount margin

0.109%

Median discount margin 0.103%

Bid-to-cover

3.43

▲ +0.35 since 22 Feb

Sold

$14.57 billion

$13 billion offered

Indirect bidders

40.4%

Of competitive bids accepted

The high discount margin was the lowest for a 2-year FRN since 26 August 2015

Discount margin at each 2-year FRN auction, %

The high discount margin was the lowest for a 2-year FRN since 26 August 201536 auctions from 29 April 2014 to 29 March 2017; the latest at 0.109%.0.0%0.1%0.2%0.3%0.4%2014201520162017This auction, 0.109%The high discount margin was the lowest for a 2-year FRN since 26 August 201536 auctions from 29 April 2014 to 29 March 2017; the latest at 0.109%.0.0%0.1%0.2%0.3%0.4%2015201620170.109%

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

The 36 auctions as a table
Discount margin and bid-to-cover of the last 36 2-year FRN auctions, newest first
AuctionDiscount margin, %Bid-to-cover
0.1093.43
0.1333.08
0.1403.16
0.1693.80
0.1693.32
0.1703.35
0.1803.09
0.1653.46
0.1743.82
0.1883.15
0.1883.35
0.1903.57
0.2403.07
0.2373.63
0.2723.67
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

Against its own history

Against the previous 12 auctions of the 2-year FRN
MeasureThis auctionMedianHigherLower
Bid-to-cover ratio3.433.344 of 128 of 12
High discount margin0.1090.17212 of 120 of 12
Indirect bidders' share40.440.66 of 126 of 12
Direct bidders' share0.80.45 of 127 of 12
Primary dealers' share58.858.16 of 126 of 12
High minus median, basis points0.61.111 of 121 of 12

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Who bought the 2-year FRN?

Primary dealers took 58.8% of the competitive bids accepted

Share of competitive bids accepted, %. Grey: the previous 2-year FRN auction, 22 February 2017

Primary dealers took 58.8% of the competitive bids acceptedIndirect bidders 40.4%, Direct bidders 0.8%, Primary dealers 58.8%Indirect bidders40.4%48.7%Direct bidders0.8%0.4%Primary dealers58.8%50.9%Primary dealers took 58.8% of the competitive bids acceptedIndirect bidders 40.4%, Direct bidders 0.8%, Primary dealers 58.8%Indirect bidders40.4%48.7%Direct bidders0.8%0.4%Primary dealers58.8%50.9%
The shares as a table
Shares of competitive bids accepted, %
BidderThis auctionPrevious
Indirect bidders40.448.7
Direct bidders0.80.4
Primary dealers58.850.9

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$46,170,941,800
Sold$14,573,931,800
Competitive bids accepted$12,994,035,000
Non-competitive bids accepted$6,042,700
Federal Reserve (SOMA) add-on$1,573,854,100
Foreign and international (FIMA) non-competitive$0
Discount margin, %0.109
Median rate, %0.103
Low rate, %0.090
Interest rate (coupon), %–
Spread, %0.140
Bids at the high rate filled, %84.37
Bid-to-cover ratio3.43
Indirect bidders accepted$5,250,955,000
Direct bidders accepted$100,045,000
Primary dealers accepted$7,643,035,000
Indirect bidders' share, % (ours)40.4
Direct bidders' share, % (ours)0.8
Primary dealers' share, % (ours)58.8
High minus median, basis points (ours)0.6

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 ratio3.43Last 24 auctions13 of 2411 of 243.47
Bid-to-cover ratio3.43All 38 since 29 January 201426 of 3812 of 383.70
High discount margin0.109Last 24 auctions18 of 246 of 240.169
High discount margin0.109All 38 since 29 January 201419 of 3819 of 380.098
Indirect bidders' share40.4Last 24 auctions15 of 249 of 2443.9
Indirect bidders' share40.4All 38 since 29 January 201423 of 3815 of 3843.9
Direct bidders' share0.8Last 24 auctions14 of 2410 of 241.4
Direct bidders' share0.8All 38 since 29 January 201428 of 3810 of 382.1
Primary dealers' share58.8Last 24 auctions9 of 2415 of 2455.6
Primary dealers' share58.8All 38 since 29 January 201412 of 3826 of 3852.8
High minus median, basis points0.6Last 24 auctions22 of 242 of 241.2
High minus median, basis points0.6All 38 since 29 January 201423 of 3814 of 380.9

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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 29 March 2017. Results file: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2017/R_20170329_1.pdf. Compiled by 500metrics, "2-year FRN auction of 29 March 2017 (reopening)", https://500metrics.com/treasury/auctions/2-year-frn/2017-03-29.

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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