Treasury 2-Year Floaters Auctioned With High Margin of 0.045%

The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $15 billion of two-year floating rate notes with a high discount margin of 0.045%, at a 0.045% spread, a price of par.

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The bid-to-cover ratio was 5.67.

Tenders at the high margin were allotted 51.49%.

The median discount margin was 0.039%. The low discount margin was zero.

Tenders totaled $84,998,132,200 and the Treasury accepted $15,000,071,200, including $74,547,200 non-competitive.

The Fed banks bought nothing for their own account in exchange for maturing securities.

The notes are dated January 31 and due January 31, 2016.


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