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2-year FRN auction of 28 August 2024 (reopening)

The 2-year FRN sold $28 billion at a high discount margin of 0.235% on , with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.65.

Announced
Issued
Matures

Discount margin

0.235%

Median discount margin 0.199%

Bid-to-cover

2.65

▼ −0.60 since 24 Jul

Sold

$28.00 billion

$28 billion offered

Indirect bidders

61.6%

Of competitive bids accepted

Discount margin at the last 36 2-year FRN auctions

Discount margin at each 2-year FRN auction, %

Discount margin at the last 36 2-year FRN auctions36 auctions from 27 October 2021 to 28 August 2024; the latest at 0.235%.-0.1%0.0%0.1%0.2%0.3%2021202220232024This auction, 0.235%Discount margin at the last 36 2-year FRN auctions36 auctions from 27 October 2021 to 28 August 2024; the latest at 0.235%.0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.3%202320240.235%

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
0.2352.65
0.1823.25
0.1552.92
0.1393.40
0.1503.33
0.1903.22
0.2002.99
0.2453.61
0.2502.93
0.2002.84
0.1703.23
0.1803.42
0.1652.42
0.1252.58
0.1343.39
0.1702.88
0.1693.04
0.1903.51
0.1603.29
0.2002.80
0.2393.40
0.2202.45
0.1402.65
0.0922.84
0.0902.57
0.0373.13
-0.0105.32
-0.0033.49
0.0003.22
-0.0752.51
-0.0553.75
-0.0503.22
-0.0153.34
0.0304.03
0.0382.80
0.0352.99

Against its own history

Against the previous 12 auctions of the 2-year FRN
MeasureThis auctionMedianHigherLower
Bid-to-cover ratio2.653.2211 of 121 of 12
High discount margin0.2350.1812 of 1210 of 12
Indirect bidders' share61.665.310 of 122 of 12
Direct bidders' share0.90.52 of 1210 of 12
Primary dealers' share37.534.22 of 1210 of 12
High minus median, basis points3.61.81 of 1211 of 12

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Who bought the 2-year FRN?

Indirect bidders took 61.6% of the competitive bids accepted

Share of competitive bids accepted, %. Grey: the previous 2-year FRN auction, 24 July 2024

Indirect bidders took 61.6% of the competitive bids acceptedIndirect bidders 61.6%, Direct bidders 0.9%, Primary dealers 37.5%Indirect bidders61.6%74.8%Direct bidders0.9%0.8%Primary dealers37.5%24.3%Indirect bidders took 61.6% of the competitive bids acceptedIndirect bidders 61.6%, Direct bidders 0.9%, Primary dealers 37.5%Indirect bidders61.6%74.8%Direct bidders0.9%0.8%Primary dealers37.5%24.3%
The shares as a table
Shares of competitive bids accepted, %
BidderThis auctionPrevious
Indirect bidders61.674.8
Direct bidders0.90.8
Primary dealers37.524.3

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$28,000,000,000
Bids received$74,251,226,500
Sold$28,000,016,500
Competitive bids accepted$27,972,140,000
Non-competitive bids accepted$27,876,500
Federal Reserve (SOMA) add-on$0
Foreign and international (FIMA) non-competitive$0
Discount margin, %0.235
Median rate, %0.199
Low rate, %0.150
Interest rate (coupon), %–
Spread, %0.182
Bids at the high rate filled, %34.31
Bid-to-cover ratio2.65
Indirect bidders accepted$17,224,350,000
Direct bidders accepted$250,000,000
Primary dealers accepted$10,497,790,000
Indirect bidders' share, % (ours)61.6
Direct bidders' share, % (ours)0.9
Primary dealers' share, % (ours)37.5
High minus median, basis points (ours)3.6

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 ratio2.65Last 24 auctions19 of 244 of 243.02
Bid-to-cover ratio2.65All 129 since 29 January 2014119 of 1299 of 1293.22
High discount margin0.235Last 24 auctions3 of 2421 of 240.170
High discount margin0.235All 129 since 29 January 201413 of 129116 of 1290.085
Indirect bidders' share61.6Last 24 auctions17 of 247 of 2465.3
Indirect bidders' share61.6All 129 since 29 January 201438 of 12991 of 12951.6
Direct bidders' share0.9Last 24 auctions8 of 2416 of 240.5
Direct bidders' share0.9All 129 since 29 January 201477 of 12952 of 1291.3
Primary dealers' share37.5Last 24 auctions7 of 2417 of 2434.2
Primary dealers' share37.5All 129 since 29 January 201487 of 12942 of 12946.1
High minus median, basis points3.6Last 24 auctions5 of 2419 of 242.2
High minus median, basis points3.6All 129 since 29 January 20146 of 129122 of 1291.0

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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 28 August 2024. Results file: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2024/R_20240828_1.pdf. Compiled by 500metrics, "2-year FRN auction of 28 August 2024 (reopening)", https://500metrics.com/treasury/auctions/2-year-frn/2024-08-28.

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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