Treasury Basis Trade

topic on 1 show · 2 statements across 2 episodes

Capital Allocators

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CAPITAL ALLOCATORS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Aitken: Treasury basis trade did not cause the bond reversal
“It is not the treasury basis trade unwinding. The treasury basis trade this week has been fine. The treasury basis trade does not explain what happened.”
James Aitken Apr 14, 2025 ▶ 38:09 Geopolitical Uncertainty – James Aitken, Louis-Vincent Gave, and Marko Papic (EP.440)
CAPITAL ALLOCATORS Assertion Supported
Aitken: Fixed Income Funds Routinely Run 40 to 50x Leverage
“And all in all, I might run that position for four or five years, 40 to 50 times levered. And I know that sounds extreme. But that's what people do.”
James Aitken Mar 18, 2020 ▶ 20:14 James Aitken – Systemic Risk in a Crisis (Capital Allocators, EP.126)

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