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History of STRIPS
TIGRsBy Merrill Lynch
Treasury Income Growth Receipts
CATSBy Salomon Brothers
Certificates of Accrual on Treasury Securities
COUGARsBy A.G. Becker Paribas
Coupon Government Accrual Receipts
LIONsBy Lehman Brothers
Lehman Investment Opportunities Notes
DOGs
Dibs On Government Securities
An Example of STRIPS (cont’d)
Year Price of Treasury bonds Price of Treasury STRIPS
0.5 $60/(1.04)1 = $58 $60/(1.020)1 = $59
1.0 $60/(1.04)² = $55 $60/(1.025)² = $57
1.5 $60/(1.04)3 = $53 $60/(1.030)3 = $55
2.0 $60/(1.04)4 = $51 $60/(1.035)4 = $52
2.5 $60/(1.04)5 = $49 $60/(1.0375)5 = $50
3$60/(1.04)6 = $47 $60/(1.04)6 = $47
$1000/(1.04)6 = $790 $1000/(1.04)6 = $790
Total $1,103 $1,110
• $1,000 principal with 12% Coupon rate and 8% Yield To Maturity
$7 profit !!!
TIPS = Treasury Inflation Protection Securitiesor
TIIS = Treasury Inflation Index Securities
First TIPS in 1997
Introduction of TIPS
U.S. Treasury Bond3 Years to Maturity
Semiannual Coupons
Adjusted Principal=Principal*(1+inflation rate)
Coupon payment=Adjusted Principal*fixed coupon rate
*Inflation based on Consumer Price Index-Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Inflation
An Example of TIPS
Year Inflation(Annual)
Inflation(Semi-A)
Principal Coupon(Annual)
Coupon(Semi-A)
CouponPayment
0.0 $1,000 4% 2%
0.5 2% 1% $1,010 4% 2% $20.20
1.0 3% 1.5% $1,025.15 4% 2% $20.50
1.5 4% 2% $1,045.65 4% 2% $20.91
2.0 5% 2.5% $1,071.79 4% 2% $21.44
2.5 2% 1% $1,082.51 4% 2% $21.65
3.0 1% 0.5% $1,087.92 4% 2% $21.76
1025.15=1010+1010*1.5% 20.5=1025.15*2%
Year Deflation(Annual)
Deflation(Semi-A)
Principal Coupon(Annual)
Coupon(Semi-A)
CouponPayment
0.0 $1,000 4% 2%
0.5 -2% -1% $990 4% 2% $19.8
1.0 -3% -1.5% …… 4% 2% ……
1.5 -4% -2% …… 4% 2% ……
2.0 -5% -2.5% …… 4% 2% ……
2.5 -2% -1% …… 4% 2% ……
3.0 -1% -0.5% $917.83 4% 2% $18.36
An Example of TIPS (cont’d)
Deflation on TIPS
You have this safeguard at maturity:
If the adjusted principal < the original principalYou are paid the original principal!
Coupons are still paid based on deflationary principal.
Summary of TIPS
• The great inflation hedge• No free lunch: opportunity cost
Alternative investment: municipal bonds? We will see in Marcus’s presentation soon
Reference• http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/tips/res_tips_faq.htm• http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/tips/res_tips.htm• http://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/research/faqs/faqs_basics.htm• http://www.raymondjames.com/fixed_income_tips.htm• http://
www.jpmorgan.com/tss/General/Tips_on_TIPS/1300313797124%2Bcorrelation+of+nominal+and+real+yields&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&client=firefox-a&channel=np&hl=en&ct=clnk
• http://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/fedpoint/fed42.html• http://
www.finra.org/Investors/InvestmentChoices/Bonds/SmartBondInvesting/typesofbonds/P133240
• http://seekingalpha.com/article/107144-tips-strips-redux