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RV Intra Issuer

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Rank same-issuer pairs by signed z-score, then inspect spreads, differentials and trade direction.

RV Intra Issuer · output grid · live session
SWITCH OPPORTUNITIES (Universe: ER00 Index | Lookback: 720D | 102 pairs | MAX ΔDur ≤ 4.0Y | MIN |Z| ≥ 1.8 | Maturity buckets: 5Y, 6Y, 7Y, 8Y, 9Y, 10Y, 10-15Y)
ISIN Bond 1ISIN Bond 2Bond 1Bond 2IssuerTrade DirectionZ-ScoreNet DiffAvg DiffDist. from AvgStd DiffRating
XS3198652763XS2147889690Open HSDGELN 3 ¾ 10/03/37DGELN 2 ½ 03/27/32DIAGEO FINANCE PLCSteepener-3.1418.528.1-9.63.1A-
XS3224609373XS3224609290Open HSGOOGL 3 ⅛ 11/06/34GOOGL 2 ⅞ 11/06/31ALPHABET INCFlattener3.1223.917.66.42.0AA
XS2550909415XS1428782160Open HSESBIRE 4 05/03/32ESBIRE 1 ⅞ 06/14/31ESB FINANCE DACSteepener-3.081.110.8-9.73.1A
XS2625136531XS2462468740Open HSAKZANA 4 05/24/33AKZANA 2 03/28/32AKZO NOBEL NVFlattener2.8131.812.919.06.7BBB+
XS2446386430XS3057365549Open HSMS 2.95 05/07/32MS 3.521 05/22/31MORGAN STANLEYFlattener2.7912.64.77.92.8A
XS2403533263XS2583205906Open HSAEMSPA 1 11/02/33AEMSPA 4 ⅜ 02/03/34A2A SPAFlattener2.741.8-7.59.33.4BBB
XS2997535062XS2746663074Open HSTMUS 3 ⅞ 02/11/37TMUS 3.85 05/08/36T-MOBILE USA INCFlattener2.6612.97.15.82.2BBB
XS2117454871XS2696803852Open HSTELNO 0 ⅞ 02/14/35TELNO 4 ¼ 10/03/35TELENOR ASAFlattener2.64-2.6-14.111.54.4BBB+
FR0014003MI6FR0013521267Open HSURWFP 1 ⅜ 05/25/33URWFP 2 06/29/32UNIBAIL-RODAMCO-WESTFLDFlattener2.4619.66.912.75.2BBB
BOND 1 = HIGH DURATION | BOND 2 = LOW DURATION | OPEN HS SENDS SHORT FIRST, THEN LONG BASED ON TRADE DIRECTION | Z-SCORE = SIGNED ROLLING Z-SCORE OF BOND 1 − BOND 2 | ELIGIBLE BONDS: 1463 | TOTAL PAIR CHECKS: 1,069,453 | SAME-ISSUER CHECKS: 2,751 | EXCLUDED BY ΔDUR: 322 | HEDGE RATIO = DUR 1 / DUR 2
Ranked switch opportunities within a Bloomberg index.
Pair view · DGELN 3 ¾ 10/03/37 vs DGELN 2 ½ 03/27/32
Trade Direction: SteepenerZ-Score: -3.14Bond 1 − Bond 2: 18.5 bps
Spreads (bps)
Bond 1: DGELN 3 ¾ 10/03/37Bond 2: DGELN 2 ½ 03/27/32
Spread difference (Bond 1 − Bond 2)
Signed Z-Score (Bond 1 − Bond 2)
Spread histories and the signed z-score for a selected pair.

CDS Basis

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Evaluate each bond against the issuer’s CDS curve at the corresponding maturity.

ER00 CDS Basis · Relative Value Dashboard
Universe = ER00 IndexBond PCS = BESTSpread Type = Z-spreadBasis = CDS interpolated − Bond z-spread
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2Y
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Loaded 207 eligible basis rows. Filtered to signed-consistent Basis/Z-score signals; sorted by absolute Basis Z-score descending.
Basis (bps) vs Years to Maturity
The credit universe plotted by maturity and basis.
CDS Basis · trade idea table · ranked by |Basis Z-score|
IDNameYrs to MatPay RankPriceYTMBond Z-sprdCDS interp.BasisChg 5DChg 1MBasis Z-scoreCDS match
YX541351 CorpOpen RVACAFP 3.565 12/304.41Sr Preferred98.444.20122.930.9-92.0-1.2-3.2-2.14Matched
ZH278726 CorpOpen RVACAFP 4.359 04/303.74Sr Preferred101.674.12115.826.6-89.2-1.9-3.9-2.11Matched
ZB332021 CorpOpen RVACAFP 3.455 10/304.25Sr Preferred96.904.30133.329.9-103.40.92.6-2.09Matched
ZO512237 CorpOpen RVVW 1 ¼ 09/23/326.19Sr Unsecured85.314.02100.4120.420.02.98.12.09Matched
AL012617 CorpOpen RVVZ 1 ⅞ 11/02/282.30Sr Unsecured96.353.1723.346.823.67.811.12.05Matched
ZG621339 CorpOpen RVCCBGBB 3 ½ 03/21/358.68Secured98.303.7573.667.1-6.40.10.6-1.92Matched
DL483373 CorpOpen RVKBCBB 4 ¼ 06/11/369.91Subordinated99.594.32118.2144.826.71.85.81.90Matched
AX644544 CorpOpen RVDT 1 ⅜ 03/25/314.69Sr Unsecured94.123.1719.434.915.511.83.91.82Matched
BASIS = CDS INTERPOLATED − BOND Z-SPREAD | NEGATIVE BASIS = CASH CHEAP VS SYNTHETIC | EACH ROW LINKS TO THE BOND'S BASIS HISTORY, AN ANIMATED REPLAY OF THE ISSUER'S CDS CURVE, AND A ONE-CLICK BLOOMBERG RV TICKET
Basis, momentum and z-scores in the trade idea table.

Cross-currency & manual analysis

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Compare currency-hedged pairs with live axes, or enter two securities for a manual analysis.

USD/EUR AXED CROSS-CURRENCY RV TOOL · Fixed Income Relative Value | Z-Spread
USD/EUR RV Manual Analysis
USD/EUR RV OPPORTUNITIES (Lookback: 720D | 1248 pairs | MAX ΔMat ≤ 3.0Y | MAX ΔDur ≤ 4.00 | Maturity buckets: 5Y–15Y)
ISIN USDISIN EURBond USDBond EURIssuerPayment RankZ-ScoreDiffAvg DiffStd
US20030NCJ81XS2909746401Open NIA @XCCYCMCSA 3.9 03/01/38CMCSA 3.55 09/26/36COMCAST CORPSr Unsecured3.7361.832.17.9
US20030NBP50XS2909746401Open NIA @XCCYCMCSA 4.4 08/15/35CMCSA 3.55 09/26/36COMCAST CORPSr Unsecured3.1730.89.26.8
US89400PAL76XS2614623978Open NIA @XCCYTCLAU 4.924 03/24/36TCLAU 4.225 04/26/33TRANSURBAN FINANCE COSecured2.9431.916.65.2
US685218AE91FR0014004A06Open NIA @XCCYORAFP 4 ¾ 01/13/33ORAFP 0 ¾ 06/29/34ORANGE SASr Unsecured2.6522.612.63.8
US00206RDR03XS3037678862Open NIA @XCCYT 5 ¾ 03/01/37T 4.05 06/01/37AT&T INCSr Unsecured2.4721.96.06.4
US62582PAA84XS2221845683Open NIA @XCCYMUNRE 5 ⅞ 05/23/42MUNRE 1 ¼ 05/26/41MUNICH RESubordinated2.3950.33.325.2
US46647PFD33XS2717291970Open NIA @XCCYJPM 4.255 10/22/31JPM 4.457 11/13/31JPMORGAN CHASE & COSr Unsecured2.2110.01.14.1
US09659W2P81FR0014012PH2Open NIA @XCCYBNP 2.871 04/19/32BNP 3.494 09/17/33BNP PARIBASSr Non Preferred-2.20-11.71.86.1
BOND USD = AXED TO ASK / LONG | BOND EUR = AXED TO BID / SHORT | DIFF = Z-SPREAD USD HEDGED EUR − Z-SPREAD EUR | ASK IN SCOPE: 3160 | BID IN SCOPE: 3068 | USD ASK: 1833 | EUR BID: 1172 | USD ASK × EUR BID CHECKS: 2,148,276 | SAME-ISSUER: 2,291 | EXCLUDED BY PAYMENT_RANK: 407 | BY ΔMAT: 636 | HEDGE RATIO = DUR USD / DUR EUR
Cross-currency opportunities ranked across the selected universe.
Trade idea · LONG USD ASK vs SHORT EUR BID
LONG USD ASK: CMCSA 3.9 03/01/38SHORT EUR BID: CMCSA 3.55 09/26/36Z-Score: 3.73Diff: 61.8 bpsHedge Ratio: 1.06
Spreads requested in EUR (bps)
USD hedged EUREUR
Spread difference: USD hedged EUR − EUR
Z-Score
Hedged spread histories and the differential for a selected pair.
Manual Analysis · 2-ISIN pair workup
USD/EUR RV Manual Analysis
XS2909746401
US20030NCJ81
EUR
ASW
ANALYZE
Current Diff: -39.8 bpsAverage: -9.6 bpsStd: 8.2 bpsZ-Score: -3.71
MetricISIN 1 / LONGISIN 2 / SHORT
Bond nameCMCSA 3.55 09/26/36CMCSA 3.9 03/01/38
IssuerCOMCAST CORPCOMCAST CORP
CurrencyEURUSD
Coupon3.553.90
Maturity2036-09-262038-03-01
Duration8.228.73
RatingA-A-
Payment rankSr UnsecuredSr Unsecured
Price95.0982.47
Bond terms and analysis for a manually selected pair.

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