Across all operations in the schedule listed below, the Desk plans to purchase $45 billion and sell $38 billion in Treasury securities over the month of December. The Desk will redeem approximately $0.4 billion in Treasury securities. As stated in the Maturity Extension Program FAQs, to ensure that the total sale and redemption amount is met, an additional sale operation has been tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of December 27. The Desk will update this schedule on December 20 with additional details on the tentative December 27 sale, including whether or not the sale is necessary. |
purchase operations | ||||
Operation Date1 | Settlement Date | Operation Type | Maturity Range |
Expected Purchase Size |
December 4, 2012 |
December 5, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2036 – 11/15/2042 |
$1.50 - $2.25 billion |
December 5, 2012 |
December 6, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2021 11/15/2022 |
$4.25 - $5.25 billion |
December 6, 2012 |
December 7, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2036 11/15/2042 |
$1.50 - $2.25 billion |
December 6, 20122 |
December 7, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
12/31/2018 11/15/2020 |
$4.25 - $5.25 billion |
December 10, 2012 |
December 11, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2036 11/15/2042 |
$1.50 - $2.25 billion |
December 11, 2012 |
December 12, 2012 |
Outright TIPS Purchases |
01/15/2019 02/15/2042 |
$1.00 - $1.50 billion |
December 13, 2012 |
December 14, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2021 11/15/2022 |
$4.25 - $5.25 billion |
December 14, 2012 |
December 17, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2036 11/15/2042 |
$1.50 - $2.25 billion |
December 17, 2012 |
December 18, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
12/31/2018 11/15/2020 |
$4.25 - $5.25 billion |
December 18, 2012 |
December 19, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2036 11/15/2042 |
$1.50 - $2.25 billion |
December 19, 2012 |
December 20, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2036 11/15/2042 |
$1.50 - $2.25 billion |
December 20, 2012 |
December 21, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2023 02/15/2031 |
$1.50 - $2.25 billion |
December 21, 2012 |
December 24, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2036 11/15/2042 |
$1.50 - $2.25 billion |
December 27, 2012 |
December 28, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
12/31/2018 11/15/2020 |
$4.25 - $5.25 billion |
December 28, 2012 |
December 31, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchases |
02/15/2021 11/15/2022 |
$4.25 - $5.25 billion |
sale operations | ||||
Operation Date1 | Settlement Date | Operation Type | Maturity Range |
Expected Sale Size |
December 3, 2012 |
December 4, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Sales |
12/31/2015 01/31/2016 |
$7.00 - $8.00 billion |
December 7, 2012 |
December 10, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Sales |
11/15/2013 02/15/2015 |
$7.00 - $8.00 billion |
December 13, 20122 |
December 14, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Sales |
04/15/2015 05/31/2015 |
$7.00 - $8.00 billion |
December 18, 20122 |
December 19, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Sales |
06/30/2015 11/30/2015 |
$7.00 - $8.00 billion |
December 20, 20122 |
December 21, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Sales |
12/31/2015 01/31/2016 |
$7.00 - $8.00 billion |
December 27, 20122, 3 |
December 28, 2012 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Sales |
TBD |
TBD |
At 1 p.m. on December 31, 2012, the Desk will 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 the rescheduled October 30, 2012 outright purchase operation.
3This operation is tentatively scheduled to begin around 1:15 PM and close at 2:00 PM.