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| Tentative Outright Treasury Operation Schedule |
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Across all operations in the schedule listed below, the Desk plans to purchase approximately $102 billion. This represents $80 billion in purchases of the announced $600 billion purchase program and $22 billion in purchases associated with principal payments from agency debt and agency MBS expected to be received between mid-March and mid-April. |
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| Operation Date1 |
Settlement Date |
Operation Type2 |
Maturity Range |
Expected Purchase Size |
| March 14, 2011 |
March 15, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
05/15/2018 – 02/15/2021 |
$6.5 - $8.5 billion |
| March 16, 2011 |
March 17, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
03/31/2015 – 08/31/2016 |
$5.5 - $7.5 billion |
| March 17, 2011 |
March 18, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
09/30/2013 – 02/28/2015 |
$5.5 - $7.5 billion |
| March 18, 2011 |
March 21, 2011 |
Outright TIPS Purchase |
04/15/2013 – 02/15/2041 |
$1 - $2 billion |
| March 21, 2011 |
March 22, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
08/15/2028 – 02/15/2041 |
$1.5 - $2.5 billion |
| March 22, 2011 |
March 23, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
09/30/2016 – 02/28/2018 |
$6.5 - $8.5 billion |
| March 23, 2011 |
March 24, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
05/15/2018 – 02/15/2021 |
$6.5 - $8.5 billion |
| March 24, 2011 |
March 25, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
09/30/2013 – 02/28/2015 |
$5.5 - $7.5 billion |
| March 25, 2011 |
March 28, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
09/30/2012 – 09/15/2013 |
$4 - $6 billion |
| March 28, 2011 |
March 29, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
03/31/2015 – 08/31/2016 |
$5.5 - $7.5 billion |
| March 29, 2011 |
March 30, 2011 |
Outright TIPS Purchase |
04/15/2013 – 02/15/2041 |
$1 - $2 billion |
| March 30, 2011 |
March 31, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon
Purchase |
10/15/2013 – 02/28/2015 |
$5.5 - $7.5 billion |
| March 31, 2011 |
April 1, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
05/15/2021 – 11/15/2027 |
$1.5 - $2.5 billion |
| April 4, 2011 |
April 5, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
10/31/2016 – 03/31/2018 |
$6.5 - $8.5 billion |
| April 5, 2011 |
April 6, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
05/15/2018 – 02/15/2021 |
$6.5 - $8.5 billion |
| April 6, 2011 |
April 7, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
08/15/2028 – 02/15/2041 |
$1.5 - $2.5 billion |
| April 7, 2011 |
April 8, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
04/30/2015 – 09/30/2016 |
$5.5 - $7.5 billion |
| April 11, 2011 |
April 12, 2011 |
Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase |
10/31/2016 – 03/31/2018 |
$6.5 - $8.5 billion |
The next release of the approximate purchase amount and tentative outright Treasury operation schedule will be at 2 p.m. on April 12, 2011. At that time, the Desk will also publish information on prices paid for securities included in the operations listed above.
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1Operations are tentatively scheduled to begin around 10:15 AM and close at 11:00 AM unless noted otherwise.
2Nominal coupon operations are specified as “Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase” and TIPS operations are specified as “Outright TIPS Purchase”
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