We identify a significant premium in the prices of Treasury floating rate notes (FRNs) relative to both Treasury bills and notes. This premium is directly related to the near-constant nature of FRN prices and differs from the liquidity and on-the-run premia in Treasury security prices previously...

We identify a significant premium in the prices of Treasury floating rate notes (FRNs) relative to both Treasury bills and notes. This premium is directly related to the near-constant nature of FRN prices and differs from the liquidity and on-the-run premia in Treasury security prices previously...

We use a unique sample of corporate bonds guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. to test recent theories about why asset prices may diverge from fundamental values. These theories emphasize the role of funding liquidity, slow-moving capital, and the leverage of financial...