Fed: Basis Trade Is Main Driver of Hedge Funds' Growing Treasury Exposure
The Federal Reserve has concluded that hedge funds' increasing exposure to U.S. Treasury securities is primarily driven by the resurgence of the cash-futures basis trade — an arbitrage strategy exploiting price differences between spot Treasuries and futures contracts. The trend raises regulatory concern because basis trade positions, often heavily leveraged, can amplify market stress during sudden volatility.
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