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Re: Converting Bond Prices to Yields



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With respect to your thoughts of significant support and resistances in
bond yields, they do
exist. The South African bond market trades on yield alone and all
charts reflect this.
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From: Denise Beebe Throntveit
To: RealTraders Discussion Group
Subject: Re: Converting Bond Prices to Yields
Date: Wednesday, 06 August, 1997 15:39PM


Chicago Board of Trade has them -- yield calculators. Fits in your
pocket.
Call the CBOT bookstore at 312-435-3558.  Pretty sure they're free.

Denise


At 09:44 PM 8/5/97 -1000, Daniel wrote:
>This is maybe a simple question, but is there a formula for converting
>the 30 year bond futures prices as normally expressed in points and
>32nds such as 114^15, into yield percentages such as 6.43%, etc.?  I am
>interested in looking to see if there are noticeable intraday support
>and resistance effects as the yields approach new significant levels
>upwards or downwards.
>
>Thanks, Daniel
>
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