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The following information appeared in the Wall Street Journal this morning for a treasury bond
with semi annual payments (April and October). What is the bid-ask spread?
Coupon
Maturity
Bid
Ask
3.335
October 2018
97:18
98:06
Coupon Maturity Bid Ask
3.335 October 2018 97:18 98:06
Solution
Bid ask spread = Ask - Bid
Ask = 98:06
Bid = 97:18
Hence bid ask spread = 98:06- 97:18
= 0.88
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The following information appeared in the Wall Street Journal this mor.docx

  • 1. The following information appeared in the Wall Street Journal this morning for a treasury bond with semi annual payments (April and October). What is the bid-ask spread? Coupon Maturity Bid Ask 3.335 October 2018 97:18 98:06 Coupon Maturity Bid Ask 3.335 October 2018 97:18 98:06 Solution Bid ask spread = Ask - Bid Ask = 98:06 Bid = 97:18 Hence bid ask spread = 98:06- 97:18 = 0.88