===== dummy ===== ==== Example 1 ==== Example: 912797JA6 is a tbill with a maturity of 28 days. It was sold for $99.5905 on 2023-12-21. What is the yield? Ans: For tbills of not more than half-year maturity, the yield is calculated as i = ((100 - P)/P) * (y/r) where y is the days in year, r is the days to maturity. In [1]: def tbill_yield_short_maturity(P, r, y): i = ((100 - P) / P) * (y / r) i = round(i * 100, 3) return i In [2]: tbill_yield_short_maturity(99.5905, 28, 366) Out[2]: 5.375 so the yield is 5.375% Ref: * https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2004/ofcalc6decbill.pdf shows examples to compute price, yield and rate for tbills. * rate == discount rate? * yield == coupon equivalent yield? * pg-2 shows how to compute the yield for bills of not more than one half-year to maturity. * https://www.treasurydirect.gov/auctions/announcements-data-results/announcement-results-press-releases/auction-results/ gives "today's auction results" * https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2023/R_20231221_1.pdf shows that it is 28-day tbill, was sold on 2023-12-21 at a price of $99.590500 for an "Investment Rate" of 5.375%. This "Investment Rate" is same as the yield above. ==== Example 2 ==== On https://www.treasurydirect.gov/auctions/announcements-data-results/ showed ^ Security Term ^ CUSIP ^ Issue Date ^ Maturity Date ^ High Rate ^ Investment Rate ^ | 4-Week | 912797JB4 | 01/02/2024 | 01/30/2024 | 5.325% | 5.436% | It was bought on 12/28/2023, settlement date = 1/2/2024 for a price of 99.585833. The yield on it is In [1]: from tbill_yield import tbill_yield_short_maturity tbill_yield_short_maturity(99.585833, 28, 366) Out[1]: 5.436 The 5.436 matches with the Investment Rate in the table. So 'Issue Date' in the table is the settlement date. ==== Example 3 ==== On https://www.treasurydirect.gov/auctions/announcements-data-results/ showed ^ Security Term ^ CUSIP ^ Issue Date ^ Maturity Date ^ High Rate ^ Investment Rate ^ | 4-Week | 912797JC2 | 01/09/2024 | 02/06/2024 | 5.290% | 5.400% | It was bought on 01/04/2024, settlement date = 1/9/2024 for a price of 99.588556. The yield on it is In [2]: from tbill_yield import tbill_yield_short_maturity tbill_yield_short_maturity(99.588556, 28, 366) Out[2]: 5.4 The precision in the price matters. If you only have 4 significant digits after the decimal, the result will not match with the 'Investment Rate' In [3]: tbill_yield_short_maturity(99.5885, 28, 366) Out[3]: 5.401 Conclusion: Price should have 6 significant digits after the decimal. ==== Example 4 ==== https://www.treasurydirect.gov/auctions/upcoming/ -> Auction Results shows ^ Bills ^ CMB ^ CUSIP ^ Issue Date ^ High Rate ^ Investment Rate ^ Price per $100 ^ | 42-Day | Yes | 912797HF7 | 02/29/2024 | 5.290% | 5.397% | $99.382833 | | 42-Day | Yes | 912797GZ4 | 02/22/2024 | 5.280% | 5.401% | $99.384000 | https://www.treasurydirect.gov/auctions/announcements-data-results/ -> CMBs tab shows ^ Security Term ^ CUSIP ^ Issue Date ^ Maturity Date ^ High Rate ^ Investment Rate ^ | 42-Day | 912797HF7 | 02/29/2024 | 04/11/2024 | 5.290% | 5.397% | | 42-Day | 912797GZ4 | 02/22/2024 | 04/04/2024 | 5.280% | 5.401% | Combining both, we get ^ Security Term ^ CMB ^ CUSIP ^ Issue Date ^ Maturity Date ^ High Rate ^ Investment Rate ^ Price per $100 ^ | 42-Day | Yes | 912797HF7 | 02/29/2024 | 04/11/2024 | 5.290% | 5.397% | $99.382833 | | 42-Day | Yes | 912797GZ4 | 02/22/2024 | 04/04/2024 | 5.280% | 5.401% | $99.384000 | Notice how yield (Investment Rate) went down (from 5.401% to 5.397%) even though price went down (from \$99.384000 to \$99.382833) for the first entry? This is because the 'days in year' changes from 366 to 365. $ ipython In [1]: from tbill_yield import tbill_yield_short_maturity tbill_yield_short_maturity(99.384000, 42, 366) Out[1]: 5.401 In [2]: tbill_yield_short_maturity(99.382833, 42, 365) Out[2]: 5.397 Ref: https://github.com/KamarajuKusumanchi/market_data_processor/blob/master/src/tbills/tbill_yield.py -> tbill_yield_short_maturity()