Bloomberg Fixed Income Analysis

JESSE H. JONES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, RICE UNIVERSITY EL PASO CORPORATION FINANCE CENTER Economics and Overview
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Fixed Income Security Types

<GOVT> (F2) <CORP> (F3) <MTGE> (F4) Treasuries Corporates (includes Agencies) Mortgages <M-MKT> (F5) <MUNI> (F6) Money Markets Municipals

US Treasuries
G <GOVT> T <GOVT> S <GOVT> CT10 GT10 PX, PX1, PX2-8 T3
3 8

Displays on-the-run Treas. & YTM Displays Treas. in coupon order Displays Treas. strips Current 10 Yr (CB1,2,3,6,12 CT2,3,5,7,10,30) Generic 10 Yr (CB1,2,3,6,12, GT2,3,5,7,10,30) Agency/Government menu, current & near-off-the-run, later maturity Treas. Load Treas. with 3 3/8 coupon and maturity of 11/15/19

11/15/19 Govt

Yield Curve Analysis

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Individual Bond Analysis

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Relative Value
RV, RVM RVF RVFP CBS COMP Historical yield spread relative to maturity Compares yield to BB fair value curve Compares price to BB fair price Comparable bond spreads Comparative returns

Mortgages
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