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To: Soul of the South
I very much understand interest rate risk and yield curve risk.

Not based on your belief that borrowing overnight at 0.75% to buy Treasuries is a risk free arb.

The 5 year Treasury now yields 0.73%. Exactly how far out do you want to go to hit this "risk free" sweet spot you feel is out there?

And if this is such a good trade, how much are the banks borrowing from the Fed to put this trade on? Give me some concrete numbers for once. Thanks.

39 posted on 05/15/2012 2:30:43 PM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Math is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
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To: Toddsterpatriot

I stand corrected on Treasury rates. The spread is much narrower now than it was in 2008.


40 posted on 05/16/2012 7:54:06 PM PDT by Soul of the South
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