Inflation-linked (TIPS) · Matured

912828BW9 · 2% due January 15, 2014

Original term
10-Year
Maturity
Jan 15, 2014
Coupon
2.000%
Pays
Semi-Annual
Dated
Jan 15, 2004
First coupon
Jul 15, 2004
Priced through
Jan 14, 2014
Analyzed through
not analyzed

Inflation-linked measures, January 13, 2014

An inflation-linked security prices off a real curve, so its yield is a real yield, a return above inflation rather than in cash terms, and its principal is indexed. The figures below are in REAL terms unless labeled otherwise.

Real yield
withheld
Index ratio
1.2629
Real duration
0.003 yr
DV01
0.0000
Convexity
0.000
Real clean price
99.969
Accrued (real)
0.995
Real dirty price
100.963
Indexed principal
126.287
Money clean price
126.248

The index ratio is a multiplier, not a percentage: 1.2629 means the principal is worth that many times its original face today. So the real clean price of 99.969 is not what a buyer pays , multiply by the ratio to get 126.248 per 100 of original face.

Against the fitted real curve

Priced 4.21 cents per 100 of face cheap to the real curve on that day.

Shown as a price rather than a yield. Less than a month of this security's life remained, and annualizing a stub that short is arithmetic rather than information, the same reason its real yield is withheld above.

Real yield, 1,343 observations

-4%-2%0%2%4%6%Sep 2, 2008Jan 13, 2014Sep 2, 2008Real yield1.346%Oct 16, 2008Real yield2.932%Dec 2, 2008Real yield3.760%Jan 16, 2009Real yield2.381%Mar 4, 2009Real yield2.204%Apr 17, 2009Real yield1.533%Jun 2, 2009Real yield1.273%Jul 16, 2009Real yield1.495%Aug 28, 2009Real yield1.555%Oct 14, 2009Real yield1.028%Nov 30, 2009Real yield0.290%Jan 14, 2010Real yield0.362%Mar 2, 2010Real yield0.200%Apr 14, 2010Real yield0.274%May 27, 2010Real yield0.395%Jul 12, 2010Real yield0.262%Aug 24, 2010Real yield0.079%Oct 7, 2010Real yield-0.473%Nov 23, 2010Real yield-0.419%Jan 7, 2011Real yield-0.635%Feb 23, 2011Real yield-0.958%Apr 7, 2011Real yield-1.238%May 23, 2011Real yield-1.179%Jul 7, 2011Real yield-1.110%Aug 19, 2011Real yield-0.883%Oct 4, 2011Real yield-0.665%Nov 18, 2011Real yield-0.929%Jan 5, 2012Real yield-1.047%Feb 21, 2012Real yield-1.714%Apr 4, 2012Real yield-1.673%May 17, 2012Real yield-1.107%Jul 2, 2012Real yield-0.495%Aug 15, 2012Real yield-1.107%Sep 28, 2012Real yield-1.401%Nov 15, 2012Real yield-0.854%Jan 2, 2013Real yield-1.150%Feb 15, 2013Real yield-2.189%Apr 3, 2013Real yield-2.023%May 16, 2013Real yield-0.676%Jul 1, 2013Real yield-0.730%Aug 14, 2013Real yield-0.771%Sep 27, 2013Real yield0.278%Nov 13, 2013Real yield1.802%

Price history

1,344 trading days to Jan 14, 2014

859095100105110115Sep 2, 2008Jan 14, 2014Sep 2, 2008Close103.375Oct 16, 2008Close95.500Dec 2, 2008Close91.875Jan 16, 2009Close98.219Mar 4, 2009Close99.063Apr 17, 2009Close102.125Jun 2, 2009Close103.250Jul 16, 2009Close102.188Aug 28, 2009Close101.875Oct 14, 2009Close104.031Nov 30, 2009Close107.000Jan 14, 2010Close106.500Mar 2, 2010Close106.938Apr 14, 2010Close106.438May 27, 2010Close105.781Jul 12, 2010Close106.063Aug 24, 2010Close106.500Oct 7, 2010Close108.156Nov 23, 2010Close107.656Jan 7, 2011Close108.031Feb 23, 2011Close108.688Apr 7, 2011Close109.156May 23, 2011Close108.563Jul 7, 2011Close107.969Aug 19, 2011Close107.000Oct 4, 2011Close106.125Nov 18, 2011Close106.375Jan 5, 2012Close106.250Feb 21, 2012Close107.188Apr 4, 2012Close106.656May 17, 2012Close105.219Jul 2, 2012Close103.844Aug 15, 2012Close104.438Sep 28, 2012Close104.438Nov 15, 2012Close103.344Jan 2, 2013Close103.281Feb 15, 2013Close103.844Apr 3, 2013Close103.188May 16, 2013Close101.781Jul 1, 2013Close101.469Aug 14, 2013Close101.156Sep 27, 2013Close100.500Nov 13, 2013Close100.031Dec 30, 2013Close99.938Jan 14, 2014Close100.000
The most recent 20 trading days of prices for 912828BW9.
DateBidOfferClose
Jan 14, 201499.969100.000
Jan 13, 201499.96999.969
Jan 10, 201499.93899.969
Jan 9, 201499.96999.969
Jan 8, 201499.96999.969
Jan 7, 201499.96999.969
Jan 6, 201499.969100.000
Jan 3, 201499.93899.938
Jan 2, 201499.93899.969
Dec 31, 201399.93899.938
Dec 30, 201399.93899.938
Dec 27, 201399.96999.938
Dec 26, 201399.93899.938
Dec 24, 201399.93899.938
Dec 23, 201399.93899.938
Dec 20, 201399.90699.938
Dec 19, 201399.90699.906
Dec 18, 201399.90699.906
Dec 17, 201399.90699.906
Dec 16, 201399.93899.906

Prices are per 100 of face, from Treasury's own end-of-day file. A dash in the bid or offer column means none was posted that day.

2 auctions

A CUSIP can be auctioned more than once: Treasury reopens an existing security rather than issuing a new one, so the same bond is sold again at whatever yield the market then wants.

Auction history for 912828BW9.
Auction dateIssuedTypeOfferedAcceptedBid to coverHigh yield
Jan 8, 2004Jan 15, 2004New issue$12.0bn$12.0bn1.95x2.019%
Apr 7, 2004Apr 15, 2004Reopening$9.0bn$9.0bn1.78x1.809%

The curve this was priced against →

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