Discussion Paper
The Cross-Border Trail of the Treasury Basis Trade
Abstract: Recent regulatory data collections on hedge funds indicate a massive increase in Cayman Islands hedge fund exposures to U.S. Treasury securities over the last two years, corresponding to a simultaneous surge in hedge funds' Treasury cash-futures basis trade positions (the ""basis trade""). While other data sources, including Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS) data, confirm this rise, statistics from official U.S. Treasury International Capital (TIC) data do not show a significant increase in Treasury securities held by Cayman Islands hedge funds.
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.3939
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Provider: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
Part of Series: FEDS Notes
Publication Date: 2025-10-15
Number: 2025-10-15-2