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If trading bonds is tough, think about the pain when rates rise

Less depth lately has meant greater volatility. So US Treasuries may be prone to more disruptions

Published Tue, Feb 3, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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    TRADING US Treasuries keeps getting tougher and tougher.

    For decades, the US$12.5 trillion market for US government debt was renowned for its "depth": Wall Street's way of talking about a market's ability to handle large trades without big moves in prices.

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