Across all operations in the schedule listed below, the Desk plans to purchase approximately $45 billion and sell approximately $43 billion in Treasury securities over the month of May. |
purchase operations | ||||
Operation Date1 | Settlement Date | Operation Type | Maturity Range |
Expected Purchase Size |
May 1, 2012 | May 2, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
05/15/2020 – 02/15/2022 |
$4.50 - $5.25 billion |
May 3, 2012 | May 4, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2036 02/15/2042 |
$1.50 - $2.00 billion |
May 7, 2012 | May 8, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2036 02/15/2042 |
$1.50 - $2.00 billion |
May 8, 2012 | May 9, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
05/15/2018 02/15/2020 |
$4.25 - $5.00 billion |
May 9, 2012 | May 10, 2012 |
Outright TIPS Purchases |
07/15/2018 02/15/2042 |
$1.00 - $1.50 billion |
May 11, 2012 | May 14, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2036 02/15/2042 |
$1.50 - $2.00 billion |
May 14, 2012 | May 15, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
05/15/2018 02/15/2020 |
$4.25 - $5.00 billion |
May 17, 2012 | May 18, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2036 05/15/2042 |
$1.50 - $2.00 billion |
May 18, 2012 | May 21, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
08/15/2020 05/15/2022 |
$4.50 - $5.25 billion |
May 21, 2012 | May 22, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2036 05/15/2042 |
$1.50 - $2.00 billion |
May 23, 2012 | May 24, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
08/15/2022 02/15/2031 |
$1.50 - $2.00 billion |
May 23, 20122 | May 24, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
05/31/2018 05/15/2020 |
$4.25 - $5.00 billion |
May 24, 2012 | May 25, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2036 05/15/2042 |
$1.50 - $2.00 billion |
May 30, 2012 | May 31, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
08/15/2020 05/15/2022 |
$4.50 - $5.25 billion |
May 31, 2012 | June 1, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2036 05/15/2042 |
$1.50 - $2.00 billion |
sale operations | ||||
Operation Date1 | Settlement Date | Operation Type | Maturity Range |
Expected Sale Size |
May 2, 2012 |
May 3, 2012 |
Outright TIPS Sales |
04/15/2013 04/15/2015 |
$1.00 - $1.50 billion |
May 4, 2012 |
May 7, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Sales |
08/15/2012 02/28/2013 |
$8.00 - $8.75 billion |
May 10, 2012 |
May 11, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Sales |
10/15/2013 01/31/2014 |
$8.00 - $8.75 billion |
May 15, 2012 |
May 16, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Sales |
02/15/2014 05/31/2014 |
$8.00 - $8.75 billion |
May 22, 2012 |
May 23, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Sales |
03/15/2013 09/30/2013 |
$8.00 - $8.75 billion |
May 29, 2012 |
May 30, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Sales |
06/30/2014 05/15/2015 |
$8.00 - $8.75 billion |
The next release of the approximate purchase and sale amounts and tentative outright Treasury operation schedule will be at 2 p.m. on May 31, 2012. At that time, the Desk will also publish information on transaction prices for securities included in the operations listed above.
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1Operations are tentatively scheduled to begin around 10:15 AM and close at 11:00 AM unless noted otherwise.
2This operation is tentatively scheduled to begin around 1:15 PM and close at 2:00 PM.