ZB ZN ZF ZT ED Hedge Ratios

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CPTrader

Hello,

These instruments are fairly correlated. If one was attempting to create a "rough" hedge betwen those instruments what would be the best approach to calculate the hedge ratios. So for example, if you ar elong 1 ZB, how many ZT should you short?

In essence what would be hedge ratios for

ZB:ZN
ZB:ZF
ZB:ZT
ZB:ED
ZN:ZF
ZN:ZT
ZN:ED
ZF:ZT
ZF:ED
ZT:ED



Agian I stress i know in addition to correlation there are other factors, duration, volatility, liquidity, etc...but for these purposes I am just looking for an appropriate "rough" hedge ratio. I also know thare are many methods, simple to complex to calculate these ratios , but I am curious as to what people use. I would expect there would be a quick/simple way to achieve a rough hedge ratio for the six pairs above.

Glad to hear people's thoughts on this.

Thank you.
 
Quote from CPTrader:

Hello,

These instruments are fairly correlated. If one was attempting to create a "rough" hedge betwen those instruments what would be the best approach to calculate the hedge ratios. So for example, if you ar elong 1 ZB, how many ZT should you short?

In essence what would be hedge ratios for

ZB:ZN
ZB:ZF
ZB:ZT
ZB:ED
ZN:ZF
ZN:ZT
ZN:ED
ZF:ZT
ZF:ED
ZT:ED



Agian I stress i know in addition to correlation there are other factors, duration, volatility, liquidity, etc...but for these purposes I am just looking for an appropriate "rough" hedge ratio. I also know thare are many methods, simple to complex to calculate these ratios , but I am curious as to what people use. I would expect there would be a quick/simple way to achieve a rough hedge ratio for the six pairs above.

Glad to hear people's thoughts on this.

Thank you.
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Well, ultimately an "appropriate hedge ratio" would depend on what it is that you're trying to hedge.

Most people trading these spreads seek to have a position that is neutral in terms of outright exposure to rates. In that case, hedge ratio is determined by the DV01 of each contract.

My Z$2c...
 
OK. Assuming you are hedging DV01. How could you get access to the DV01 values daily and could you share an example of your calculation for the hedge rations, I previously listed.

Thank you.
 
Quote from CPTrader:

OK. Assuming you are hedging DV01. How could you get access to the DV01 values daily and could you share an example of your calculation for the hedge rations, I previously listed.

Thank you.
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Well, for Eurodollars (and other STIRs), 1 tick = 1 bp, which implies
DV01 = Contract Notn'l/4/10000
('cause it's 3M LIBOR).

For bond futures, the simple way is a basic duration calculation, given yield etc. The attached doc from Eurex might help you (start with slide 7). For all I know, the exchange might publish actual DV01/duration values, just like they do conversion factors, but I don't think they do now.

* Note that I said that the calc the Eurex doc talks about is a simplistic one. It does instantaneous DV01 and doesn't take into account the shifts in the probabilities of the bonds in the basket becoming the CTD. But this is a discussion for another day.
 

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