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In the world of bond trading, TBA is used in particular to describe a situation when certain mortgage-backed securities are traded but the details of the securities are not announced until a later point in time. Buyers and sellers of TBA trades agree on a few necessary parameters such as issuer maturity , coupon , price, par amount, and settlement date.
The specific securities involved in the trade are announced 48 hours before the settlement. Outside of the MBS market, 'to be announced' and 'to be determined' are often used interchangeably and mean the same thing. More technically, TBA i. For instance, a company may ponder whether to acquire a company—rendering it TBD. Once that decision has been approved, the status may move to TBA until it has been officially announced to shareholders. A to-be-announced TBA trade is effectively a contract to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities MBS on a specific date.
It does not include information regarding the pool number, the number of pools, or the exact amount involved in the transaction, which means the underlying mortgages are not known to the parties.
This interchangeability helps facilitate trading and liquidity. Alternative Investments. Real Estate Investing. Investing Essentials. Your Privacy Rights.
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Figure 5 shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac TBA trading volume initially rose as bid-ask spreads soared but declined substantially before the Fed's big interventions from March 20 to March While the Federal Reserve's actions have stabilized the housing finance market for the moment, the health of the broader economy will ultimately determine the behavior of trading activity, transactions costs, and issuance of mortgage-backed securities.
Freddie Mac was supposed to compete with Fannie Mae and was allowed to buy a wider variety of mortgages.
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