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Primary Dealers

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York trades U.S. government and select other securities with designated primary dealers, which include banks and securities broker-dealers. Weekly transaction, market share data and primary dealer lists are updated periodically. Much of the information is submitted voluntarily. The Bank expects primary dealers to submit accurate data, but the Bank itself does not audit the data.

Announcement

Primary Dealers Historical Search The Primary Dealer Statistics Historical Search offers new options for automated downloads of the primary dealer data including csv, sdmx-ml and json formats. Data from January 25, 1998 to present are available. In addition, three options for viewing the data are offered: table, chart and export formats for automated consumption.

Features

Large Position Reporting (LPR) Workshop The U.S. Treasury Department is offering a workshop on Friday, May 17, 2013, that will provide an overview of its LPR rules. This workshop is intended for representatives of market participants that may potentially control a large position in a particular Treasury security, and is closed to the press. The workshop will be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Maiden Lane, 10th Floor Classroom A, New York, NY 10045. Workshop details and registration

Annual Meeting with Primary Dealers Remarks by Simon Potter the implementation of current asset purchases » March 1, 2013 meeting agenda

New York Fed posts primary dealer survey results Primary dealers are surveyed on their expectations for the economy, monetary policy and financial market developments in advance of each Federal Open Market Committee meeting

Testimony on MF Global, Inc. Testimony by Thomas C. Baxter before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives December 15, 2011

Statement regarding MF Global Inc. October 31, 2011

Application submitted in 2010 by MF Global, Inc. to become a primary dealer MF Global part I MF Global part II MF Global part II exhibits

New York Fed publishes revised policy for administration of primary dealer relationships » Administration of Relationships with Primary Dealers » FAQS »

Reporting Forms and Instructions

FR 2004 Forms and Instructions For primary dealers who provide information to the Federal Reserve Systems regarding their positions, transactions and financing

FR 2004SI The weekly report of specific issues collects information on specific U.S. Treasury securities

FR 2004WI The daily report of dealer positions in treasury financings collects data on the position of U.S. Treasury notes and bonds that the U.S. Treasury has offered for sale but has not yet issued (when-issued securities).