Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/60934 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
Staff Report No. 414
Publisher: 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, NY
Abstract: 
We characterize the microstructure of the market for Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS) using novel tick data from the interdealer market. We find a marked difference in trading activity between on-the-run and off-the-run securities, as in the nominal Treasury securities market. We find little difference in bid-ask spreads or quoted depth between on-the-run and off-the-run securities, in contrast to the nominal market, but we do find a sharp difference in the incidence of posted quotes. Intraday activity differs strikingly from the nominal market, with activity peaking in the mid-to-late morning. Announcement effects also differ from the nominal market, with auction results and consumer price index announcements eliciting particularly sharp increases in trading activity.
Subjects: 
Treasury inflation-protected securities
liquidity
seasonality
announcements
JEL: 
G14
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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