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Strategies & Market Trends : The Epic American Credit and Bond Bubble Laboratory

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To: mishedlo who wrote (28096)3/8/2005 1:31:38 PM
From: Jim Willie CB  Read Replies (2) of 110194
 
I believe yen carry trade must be done in USTBond futures
that could be my error

the currency risk is 18% if leveraged borrow side is in Japan
the leverage must be kept clear of the yen currency exchange risk

borrow 1.5% money from Japan, say $10M
then go for 30:1 leverage in USTBond futures contracts
4+% yield grows in contract value over time
the yield differential is built-in to contract value
leverage comes from the contract itself
currency risk with yen comes off the top, after leverage
100% minus 18% = 80% or so

unsure if USTBond futures are backed by TENS contracts
or THIRTYS

make sense?
/ jim
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