Inflation-linked (TIPS) · Matured

912828KM1 · 1.25% due April 15, 2014

Original term
5-Year
Maturity
Apr 15, 2014
Coupon
1.250%
Pays
Semi-Annual
Dated
Apr 15, 2009
First coupon
Oct 15, 2009
Priced through
Apr 14, 2014
Analyzed through
not analyzed

Inflation-linked measures, April 11, 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
1.1071
Real duration
0.003 yr
DV01
0.0000
Convexity
0.000
Real clean price
99.969
Accrued (real)
0.622
Real dirty price
100.590
Indexed principal
110.706
Money clean price
110.672

The index ratio is a multiplier, not a percentage: 1.1071 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 110.672 per 100 of original face.

Against the fitted real curve

Priced 4.10 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, 1,241 observations

-5%-4%-3%-2%-1%0%1%2%Apr 30, 2009Apr 11, 2014Apr 30, 2009Real yield1.198%Jun 11, 2009Real yield1.077%Jul 23, 2009Real yield1.148%Sep 2, 2009Real yield1.159%Oct 15, 2009Real yield0.803%Nov 27, 2009Real yield0.209%Jan 11, 2010Real yield0.282%Feb 23, 2010Real yield0.225%Apr 5, 2010Real yield0.512%May 14, 2010Real yield0.066%Jun 24, 2010Real yield0.154%Aug 5, 2010Real yield-0.118%Sep 16, 2010Real yield-0.008%Oct 28, 2010Real yield-0.519%Dec 10, 2010Real yield-0.032%Jan 24, 2011Real yield-0.593%Mar 7, 2011Real yield-0.956%Apr 15, 2011Real yield-1.146%May 27, 2011Real yield-1.067%Jul 11, 2011Real yield-1.129%Aug 19, 2011Real yield-0.812%Sep 30, 2011Real yield-0.620%Nov 14, 2011Real yield-1.117%Dec 27, 2011Real yield-0.794%Feb 8, 2012Real yield-1.435%Mar 21, 2012Real yield-1.767%May 1, 2012Real yield-1.422%Jun 12, 2012Real yield-0.606%Jul 24, 2012Real yield-0.851%Sep 4, 2012Real yield-1.148%Oct 16, 2012Real yield-1.269%Nov 29, 2012Real yield-0.893%Jan 11, 2013Real yield-1.295%Feb 25, 2013Real yield-2.035%Apr 8, 2013Real yield-1.605%May 17, 2013Real yield-0.743%Jun 28, 2013Real yield-0.486%Aug 9, 2013Real yield-0.641%Sep 20, 2013Real yield-0.475%Nov 1, 2013Real yield0.056%Dec 16, 2013Real yield-0.183%Jan 29, 2014Real yield-1.616%Mar 12, 2014Real yield-3.882%

Price history

1,242 trading days to Apr 14, 2014

98100102104106108110Apr 30, 2009Apr 14, 2014Apr 30, 2009Close100.250Jun 11, 2009Close100.813Jul 23, 2009Close100.469Sep 2, 2009Close100.406Oct 15, 2009Close101.969Nov 27, 2009Close104.531Jan 11, 2010Close104.094Feb 23, 2010Close104.219Apr 5, 2010Close102.938May 14, 2010Close104.625Jun 24, 2010Close104.156Aug 5, 2010Close105.063Sep 16, 2010Close104.500Oct 28, 2010Close106.188Dec 10, 2010Close104.281Jan 24, 2011Close106.000Mar 7, 2011Close106.969Apr 15, 2011Close107.313May 27, 2011Close106.781Jul 11, 2011Close106.688Aug 19, 2011Close105.531Sep 30, 2011Close104.781Nov 14, 2011Close105.813Dec 27, 2011Close104.750Feb 8, 2012Close105.969Mar 21, 2012Close106.375May 1, 2012Close105.313Jun 12, 2012Close103.438Jul 24, 2012Close103.656Sep 4, 2012Close103.906Oct 16, 2012Close103.813Nov 29, 2012Close102.969Jan 11, 2013Close103.219Feb 25, 2013Close103.781Apr 8, 2013Close102.938May 17, 2013Close101.813Jun 28, 2013Close101.375Aug 9, 2013Close101.281Sep 20, 2013Close100.969Nov 1, 2013Close100.531Dec 16, 2013Close100.469Jan 29, 2014Close100.594Mar 12, 2014Close100.469Apr 14, 2014Close100.000
The most recent 20 trading days of prices for 912828KM1.
DateBidOfferClose
Apr 14, 201499.969100.000
Apr 11, 201499.96999.969
Apr 10, 2014100.031100.031
Apr 9, 2014100.063100.063
Apr 8, 2014100.094100.125
Apr 7, 2014100.094100.063
Apr 4, 2014100.094100.094
Apr 3, 2014100.188100.156
Apr 2, 2014100.156100.188
Apr 1, 2014100.188100.156
Mar 31, 2014100.188100.219
Mar 28, 2014100.188100.156
Mar 27, 2014100.250100.250
Mar 26, 2014100.281100.250
Mar 25, 2014100.313100.250
Mar 24, 2014100.313100.281
Mar 21, 2014100.313100.344
Mar 20, 2014100.344100.313
Mar 19, 2014100.375100.406
Mar 18, 2014100.375100.375

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 912828KM1.
Auction dateIssuedTypeOfferedAcceptedBid to coverHigh yield
Apr 23, 2009Apr 30, 2009New issue$8.0bn$8.3bn2.66x1.278%
Oct 26, 2009Oct 30, 2009Reopening$7.0bn$7.0bn3.10x0.769%

The curve this was priced against →

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