Spread Bet on Italian Bonds
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The huge increase in secondary market liquidity for Italian bonds opens the way for retail investors.
IG Index, the UK's leading spread betting company, is now offering spread betting account holder spreads on sovereign debt issued by the Republic of Italy.
Known as Buoni del Tesoro Poliennali, or BTPs, this new spread betting offering complements the existing treasury prices that are already being quoted for various instruments in the German, UK, US and Japanese bond markets.
Spread Bet on Italian Bonds
David Jones, IG Index’s Chief Market Strategist, commented, “Historically, yields across all the eurozone sovereign debt instruments were very similar, with the German issues being seen as the benchmark.
“However, over the last 11-12 months there has been a decoupling of this relationship, so the heavily traded BOBL and BUND are no longer a reasonable proxy for other eurozone government bonds.
“This also means there has been a huge increase in the volumes traded in the underlying market for instruments like BTPs.
“A liquid underlying market - combined with the current levels of volatility and a steady flow of news that has the ability to impact the price - has the potential to make BTPs popular with those spread betting on bonds and interest rates. An expanded interest in fixed income instruments as a whole could follow as well.”
Jones, added, “Fixed income markets have often been seen as too slow moving to be of interest to the majority of the spread betting community. However, with central bankers, politicians and ratings agencies now having the potential to shift bond yields, and so long as the risk of default looms, the popularity of trading these instruments will continue to build.”
IG Index is offering Long-Term Euro-BTP (BTP) futures contracts as determined by Eurex.
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"Spread Bet on Italian Bonds" last update by R Thomas, 27-Dec-2011
Warning: Financial spread betting carries a high level of risk. You can lose more than your initial investment or stake. Financial spread betting may not be suitable for all investors. Only trade with money that you can afford to lose. Make sure you fully understand the risk involved. If necessary, seek independent financial advice.
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