Dealers’ Positions and the Auction Cycle
Michael J. Fleming and Collin Jones The aftermath of the financial crisis and changes in technology and regulation have spurred a spirited discussion of dealers’ evolving role in financial markets. One such role is to buy securities at auction and sell them off to investors over time. We assess this function using data on primary […]
Primary Dealers’ Waning Role in Treasury Auctions
On December 12, 2012, primary government securities dealers bought just 33 percent of the new ten-year Treasury notes sold at auction.