CDIAC Public Investments and Municipal Debt Essentials Identifying the Right Short-Term and Interim Investment Instruments January 12, 2011 Session Speakers: Raymond Johnson, Bloomberg LP Applications Specialist Nancy Johnson Managing Director, PFM
Market and Economic Overview:
Monitor Treasuries, Key Economic Events and Top Bond Market News.
Monitor: Fed Actions, News and Market Sentiment.
Price Discovery: Treasury Bill and Notes, Discount Notes, BAs, CP, CDs, and Money Funds.
Corporate Bonds: IMGR and TACT. Inventory Searches and Price Disclosure
Breakeven Analysis and Horizon Analysis:
Yield Curves and Relative Value
Standardized Yield Analysis (YA/YTC/AOAS)
YAS: Detailed Yield and Risk Analysis for a Corporate Bond.
Analyzing and PGM -> DES -> YA -> BXT
Monitoring Portfolios (Yields, Prices and Ratings)
Monitoring Credit Spreads
Pricing Defaults
Bloomberg Valuation: BVAL