Strategy Catalog
15 of 173 strategiesValue Factor
Strategy 5.10: Long high-spread (cheap) bonds, short low-spread (expensive)
Carry Factor
Strategy 5.11: Long high-carry bonds (yield minus financing rate)
Rolling Down Yield Curve
Strategy 5.12: Buy bonds on steep parts of the curve for roll-down return
Yield Curve Spread
Strategy 5.13: Flattener/steepener trades based on yield curve spread z-score
CDS Basis Arbitrage
Strategy 5.14: Trade CDS-bond basis when it deviates from zero
Swap-Spread Arbitrage
Strategy 5.15: Trade swap spread vs treasury spread deviations
Bullets
Strategy 5.2: Concentrate portfolio at single maturity point on yield curve
Barbells
Strategy 5.3: Barbell -- invest at short and long ends of yield curve
Ladders
Strategy 5.4: Equal allocation across maturities (ladder)
Bond Immunization
Strategy 5.5: Match portfolio duration to liability duration
Dollar-Duration-Neutral Butterfly
Strategy 5.6: Dollar-duration-neutral butterfly (long wings, short body)
Fifty-Fifty Butterfly
Strategy 5.7: 50/50 butterfly -- 50% each wing, -100% body
Regression-Weighted Butterfly
Strategy 5.8: Regression-based butterfly weights
Maturity-Weighted Butterfly
Strategy 5.8.1: Butterfly with maturity-ratio weights
Low-Risk Factor
Strategy 5.9: Long low-duration bonds, short high-duration bonds