Trade Treasuries
Instructions
Once you have subscribed to bond market data via the Portal, you can enter data and trade t-bonds, t-bills and t-notes.
To Trade Treasuries
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Enter one of the below symbols in your watchlist.
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US-T
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Treasuries
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US Treasuries
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US Treasury
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United States Treasuries
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Select Government Bonds.
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In the Contract Selection box, use the Type (Bills, Bonds, or Notes), Maturity date, Issue Date and Coupon filter lists to narrow your display choices.
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Select the contract(s) and click OK.
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If you want to add multiple contracts with different maturities, click Add instead of OK. This will add the selected contracts to your trading screen and then allow you to select a different maturity date and add more contracts. Click OK to close the box.
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This Treasury Bond is now added on your watchlist. Click the Ask to create a BUY order, click the Bid to create a SELL order.
Additional Resources
Learn About Treasury Bonds in Trader Workstation at IBKR Campus