The growth of one of hedge funds’ biggest trades in the US Treasury market is showing signs of slowing as narrowing price gaps and changing market dynamics reduce the appeal of the strategy, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The so-called basis trade exploits small differences between Treasury futures and the underlying cash bonds. Hedge funds typically use significant leverage, often funded through repo markets, to amplify relatively small returns.
Morgan Stanley estimates that the amount of...
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