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In a Treasury auction of $800 million par value T-bills, the following bids were received:
bidder | bid amount | price | |
1 | $ 300 m | 0.9820 | competitive |
2 |
$ 200 m | 0.9850 | competitive |
3 | $ 350 m | 0.9825 | competitive |
4 | $ 250 m | 0.9835 | competitive |
5 | $150 m | 0.9845 | competitive |
6 | $ 220 m | Non-competitive |
Who will receive T-bills in this auction, in what quantity, and at what price?
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In the competitive bids, all the bids are collected from potential buyers where the buyer specifies the price and quantity in the quotation. The issuer arranges all quotations in descending order of price. The highest bidder receives the T-bills.
Bidder |
Bid Amount |
Allotted Amount |
Price |
2nd Bidder |
$200 million |
$200 million |
$0.9850 |
5th Bidder |
$150 million |
$150 million |
$0.9845 |
4th Bidder |
$ 250 million |
$250 million |
$0.9835 |
3rd Bidder |
$ 350 million |
$200 million |
$0.9825 |
1st Bidder |
$300 million |
$0 |
$0.9820 |
Total: |
$800 million |
Hence from the results, we find that the 2nd bidder has the highest price. Thus, the 2nd bidder will receive T-bills of amount $200 million. After dischargement of top bidders demand, the next top bidder will receive the T-bills. The 5th bidder will receive $150million T-bills.The next top bidder will be 4rd bidder. The 4rd bidder will receive $250 billion. Finally 3rd bidder will receive $200 million