BNP Touts Main Payer Play

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BNP Touts Main Payer Play

Investors who buy protection on the iTraxx Main as a hedge for their cash portfolios should sell an iTraxx Main S20 – 20 Nov. 125 basis point payer for 10 cents to reduce the negative carry of the position and to leverage on the steep smile and high forward, according to strategists at BNP Paribas.

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