BOE Warns of Growing Risks From Hedge Fund Basis Trades
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The Bank of England is warning about growing risks from hedge fund basis trades, specifically net gilt repo borrowing, which reached £100 billion in November, prompting a call to manage risk to avoid volatility in gilts.
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Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 69% confidence.
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The Bank of England is warning about growing risks from a profitable fixed-income hedge fund strategy known as the basis trade, calling on market participants to manage their risk taking to avoid a disruptive unwinding of trades that could prompt volatility in gilts. Hedge fund net gilt repo borrowing — where they borrow cash by pledging gilts as collateral — reached close to £100 billion ($132 billion) in November, the central bank said Tuesday, the highest since data collection began. That compares to a £77 billion estimate in June. Bloomberg Global Finance Reporter Laura Noonan joins Stephen Carroll and Tom Mackenzie on Bloomberg radio to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Original article published by Bloomberg on December 2, 2025. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.