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Bond Losses in Post‐Auction Resale Markets: Causes and Consequences

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>23/12/2024
<mark>Journal</mark>International Journal of Finance and Economics
Publication StatusE-pub ahead of print
Early online date23/12/24
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

This paper examines the primary-dealers' returns in post-auction resale markets for treasury bonds, assesses the prevalence of losses and gains and their consequences for the financial sector. Using a novel database that tracks more than 2350 primary-to-secondary transactions, we find that bond losses for primary-dealers are pervasive and were severe during the financial crisis. Our results indicate that liquidity constraint is a major source of the bond losses. We also find that financial sector value is correlated with these losses. Using an alternating market experiment, we show that primary-to-secondary losses are higher under discriminatory auctions as compared to uniform auctions.