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BONDSTATS REFERENCE LIBRARY

Market Anomalies Library

A structured reference for understanding market anomalys across fixed income, macro, market structure and financial infrastructure. Each entry explains what the concept means, why it matters and how to interpret it without presenting it as a guaranteed forecast or investment recommendation.

RATES

Negative Bond Yield

Negative Bond Yield is a rates concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

FX FUNDING

Negative Cross-Currency Basis

Negative Cross-Currency Basis is a fx funding concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

REPO

Negative Repo Rate

Negative Repo Rate is a repo concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

SOVEREIGN

Treasury Convenience Yield

Treasury Convenience Yield is a sovereign concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

TREASURY

On-the-Run Premium

On-the-Run Premium is a treasury concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

TREASURY

Off-the-Run Discount

Off-the-Run Discount is a treasury concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

AUCTIONS

Failed Treasury Auction

Failed Treasury Auction is a auctions concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

SETTLEMENT

Persistent Fails to Deliver

Persistent Fails to Deliver is a settlement concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

SETTLEMENT

Settlement Fail Spike

Settlement Fail Spike is a settlement concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

COLLATERAL

Collateral Scarcity

Collateral Scarcity is a collateral concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

COLLATERAL

Safe-Asset Shortage

Safe-Asset Shortage is a collateral concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

RISK

Flight-to-Quality Paradox

Flight-to-Quality Paradox is a risk concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

CROSS-ASSET

Bond-Equity Positive Correlation

Bond-Equity Positive Correlation is a cross-asset concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

CROSS-ASSET

Bond-Equity Correlation Breakdown

Bond-Equity Correlation Breakdown is a cross-asset concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

CREDIT

Credit Spread-Yield Divergence

Credit Spread-Yield Divergence is a credit concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

CREDIT

Spread Compression in Weak Growth

Spread Compression in Weak Growth is a credit concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

YIELD CURVE

Yield Curve False Positive

Yield Curve False Positive is a yield curve concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

MACRO

Recession Without Curve Inversion

Recession Without Curve Inversion is a macro concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

MACRO

Curve Inversion Without Recession

Curve Inversion Without Recession is a macro concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

RATES

Term Premium Distortion

Term Premium Distortion is a rates concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

CENTRAL BANKS

QE-Induced Yield Compression

QE-Induced Yield Compression is a central banks concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

CENTRAL BANKS

QT Without Yield Surge

QT Without Yield Surge is a central banks concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

MACRO

Liquidity Trap

Liquidity Trap is a macro concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

FUNDING

Money-Market Rate Dislocation

Money-Market Rate Dislocation is a funding concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

FUNDING

SOFR-EFFR Dislocation

SOFR-EFFR Dislocation is a funding concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

FUNDING

OIS-LIBOR Legacy Dislocation

OIS-LIBOR Legacy Dislocation is a funding concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

DERIVATIVES

Volatility Smile

Volatility Smile is a derivatives concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

DERIVATIVES

Volatility Skew

Volatility Skew is a derivatives concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

BONDS

Convexity Event

Convexity Event is a bonds concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

MARKET STRUCTURE

Index Rebalancing Distortion

Index Rebalancing Distortion is a market structure concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.

MARKET STRUCTURE

Month-End Duration Extension

Month-End Duration Extension is a market structure concept used to read a specific change in market pricing, economic conditions, institutional behavior or financial-system risk.