Treasury auctions · 1-Year 10-Month FRN, reopening

2-year FRN auction of 14 July 2022 (reopening)

The 2-year FRN sold $25 million at a high discount margin of -0.010% on , with a bid-to-cover ratio of 5.32.

Discount margin at each 2-year FRN auction

The last 36 auctions, this one last

Discount margin at each 2-year FRN auction, 25 Sep 2019 to 14 Jul 2022
Discount margin at each 2-year FRN auction, 28 Jul 2020 to 14 Jul 2022

Bid-to-cover ratio at each 2-year FRN auction

The last 36 auctions, this one last

Bid-to-cover ratio at each 2-year FRN auction, 25 Sep 2019 to 14 Jul 2022
Bid-to-cover ratio at each 2-year FRN auction, 28 Jul 2020 to 14 Jul 2022

Who bought the 2-year FRN of 14 Jul 2022

Shares of the competitive bids accepted

  • Indirect bidders 0.0%
  • Direct bidders 0.0%
  • Primary dealers 100.0%
This auction, 14 Jul 2022
  • Indirect bidders 67.2%
  • Direct bidders 6.9%
  • Primary dealers 25.9%
The 2-year FRN auction before, 22 Jun 2022

Each point is one 2-year FRN auction, this one last; pointing at the chart shows its date and figures.

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  • Indirect bidders0.0%
Inspect and compare dates
Discount margin and bid-to-cover of the last 36 2-year FRN auctions, newest first
AuctionDiscount margin, %Bid-to-cover
-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
0.0262.84
0.0263.17
0.0293.04
0.0303.23
0.0303.03
0.0342.91
0.0353.25
0.0452.88
0.0492.82
0.0602.83
0.0532.90
0.0553.22
0.0582.88
0.0552.85
0.0553.29
0.0803.16
0.0983.12
0.1143.02
0.2202.91
0.1602.49
0.1543.23
0.2604.17
0.2455.40
0.2402.50
0.3002.58
0.2902.66

Observed .

Right now

The high discount margin was -0.010% on 14 July 2022, down from -0.003% at the auction before.

The bid-to-cover ratio of 5.32 was the highest for a 2-year FRN since 6 December 2019, with 31 auctions in between.

The indirect bidders' share of 0.0% was the lowest for a 2-year FRN since 6 December 2019, with 31 auctions in between.

Higher than 4 of the 103 since 29 January 2014

Its own history

Against the previous 24 2-year FRN auctions, the bid-to-cover ratio and the primary dealers' share were higher than all 24.

The indirect bidders' share was lower than all 24.

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Who bought

Primary dealers took the largest share of the competitive bids accepted.

  • Indirect bidders 0.0%
  • Direct bidders 0.0%
  • Primary dealers 100.0%

Size

Treasury sold $25 million of the $25 million offered.

Bids received came to $133 million; the bid-to-cover ratio was 5.32.

Its bid-to-cover of 5.32 compares with the 24 auctions before it: lowest 2.51 on , highest 5.32 on ; 100.0% of the way from the low to the high.

5.32

Low 2.51 Midpoint 3.915 High 5.32

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Understanding this result

Where it stands today

The high discount margin was -0.010% at this 2-year FRN auction, the median discount margin -0.020% and a bid-to-cover ratio of 5.32.

What do these figures measure?

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.

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What these figures cannot tell

  • 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 numbers behind the chart

What did Treasury publish for this auction?Every field, to the dollar
2-year FRN auction of 14 July 2022: Treasury's published result, with our shares and spread marked "ours"
FieldValue
Offered as1-Year 10-Month, reopening
Offering amount$25,000,000
Bids received$133,000,000
Sold$25,000,000
Competitive bids accepted$25,000,000
Non-competitive bids accepted$0
Federal Reserve (SOMA) add-on$0
Foreign and international (FIMA) non-competitive$0
Discount margin, %-0.010
Median rate, %-0.020
Low rate, %-0.050
Interest rate (coupon), %–
Spread, %-0.075
Bids at the high rate filled, %30.00
Bid-to-cover ratio5.32
Indirect bidders accepted$0
Direct bidders accepted$0
Primary dealers accepted$25,000,000
Indirect bidders' share, % (ours)0.0
Direct bidders' share, % (ours)0.0
Primary dealers' share, % (ours)100.0
High minus median, basis points (ours)1.0
How does it compare with earlier auctions?The previous 12 auctions, then every window
Against the previous 12 auctions of the 2-year FRN
MeasureThis auctionMedianHigherLower
Bid-to-cover ratio5.323.200 of 1212 of 12
High discount margin-0.0100.0138 of 124 of 12
Indirect bidders' share0.070.512 of 120 of 12
Direct bidders' share0.01.28 of 120 of 12
Primary dealers' share100.027.10 of 1212 of 12
High minus median, basis points1.00.74 of 127 of 12

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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 ratio5.32Last 24 auctions0 of 2424 of 243.04
Bid-to-cover ratio5.32All 103 since 29 January 20142 of 103101 of 1033.23
High discount margin-0.010Last 24 auctions20 of 244 of 240.032
High discount margin-0.010All 103 since 29 January 201499 of 1034 of 1030.069
Indirect bidders' share0.0Last 24 auctions24 of 240 of 2462.3
Indirect bidders' share0.0All 103 since 29 January 2014102 of 1030 of 10348.9
Direct bidders' share0.0Last 24 auctions20 of 240 of 241.3
Direct bidders' share0.0All 103 since 29 January 201491 of 1030 of 1031.5
Primary dealers' share100.0Last 24 auctions0 of 2424 of 2433.7
Primary dealers' share100.0All 103 since 29 January 20140 of 103102 of 10348.5
High minus median, basis points1.0Last 24 auctions6 of 2415 of 240.8
High minus median, basis points1.0All 103 since 29 January 201439 of 10355 of 1030.9

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When are the figures from, and how are they cited?Dates and how to cite

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 to cite this

U.S. Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data, Treasury Securities Auctions Data, auction of 14 July 2022. Results file: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2022/R_20220714_9.pdf. Compiled by 500metrics, "2-year FRN auction of 14 July 2022 (reopening)", https://500metrics.com/treasury/auctions/2-year-frn/2022-07-14.

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