The great unwind: Buy-side fears impact of market-making constraints
Some buy-side firms are already calling it the great unwind – the migration out of the huge bond portfolios buy-side firms have built up in recent years, as rates eventually rise. But with dealers less able to play the role of liquidity provider, it could be a painful transition. By Lukas Becker and Matt Cameron
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At the start of May, as prices for US agency bonds reached what would later prove to be a peak, one New York-based hedge fund decided to sell its portfolio of roughly $100 million in AAA-rated mortgage-backed securities. The fund’s senior trader expected to be out of the position in a day, or even less. If it had gone to plan, it would have been beautifully
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