1-year T-bill
BY88102H
Auctioned 21 Nov 1988 · Issued 24 Nov 1988 · Matures 23 Nov 1989
Cutoff yield
4.48%
Auction details
- Bid-to-cover:
- 1.44 (S$1.44 in bids for every S$1 of issue size)
- Amount issued:
- S$120M
- Tenor:
- 1-year
1-year cutoff yield history
This auction in context
- Yield change: The 4.48% cutoff is 26 bp higher than the previous 1-year auction (BY88101S, 4.22% on 18 Jul 1988).
- Trailing 12 months: Across the previous 3 1-year auctions, cutoffs ranged from 3.14% to 4.22%. This cutoff sits at the top of that range.
- Demand: Bid-to-cover of 1.44× was below the trailing-12-month average of 1.64×.
Descriptive observations from MAS auction history — not forecasts or recommendations.
How this auction worked
MAS runs a uniform-price auction: every successful bidder — competitive or non-competitive — pays the cutoff yield. The cutoff is the highest yield accepted to fill the issue size; the median is the middle of all submitted bids, useful as a sanity check on whether the cutoff was pulled up by a few aggressive bids. A bid-to-cover ratio above 2.0 generally signals strong demand.
Frequently asked questions
- When does BY88102H mature?
- BY88102H matures on 23 Nov 1989. T-bills are zero-coupon: you pay below face value at issue and receive the full S$1,000 per bill at maturity.
- What was the bid-to-cover ratio for BY88102H?
- BY88102H had a bid-to-cover ratio of 1.44 — investors submitted S$1.44 in bids for every S$1 of issue size. Ratios above 2.0 typically indicate softer demand.
- How does BY88102H's cutoff yield compare to recent 1-year T-bill auctions?
- BY88102H's 4.48% cutoff is up 26 bp from the previous 1-year auction. Recent cutoffs: 4.22% (BY88101S, 18 Jul 1988), 3.14% (BY88100Z, 21 Mar 1988), 3.88% (BY87102T, 23 Nov 1987).
- How does BY88102H's cutoff yield compare to the current SSB?
- BY88102H cleared at 4.48%, 302 bp higher than the latest SSB year-1 rate of 1.46% (GX26070F). The T-bill locks funds for the full 1-year; the SSB year-1 rate applies for one year then steps up annually toward the 10-year average of 2.11%.
- Can I buy BY88102H with CPF?
- T-bills are CPFIS-OA and CPFIS-SA eligible — you can fund the purchase from your CPF Ordinary Account or Special Account via your bank's CPFIS portal. There are bank-specific fees and a "dead-money" gap to watch. See /learn/how-to-buy-t-bills-with-cpf/ for the full mechanics.
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Other 1-year auctions
- ← BY88101S — 4.22% cutoff
- BY89100F → — 4.50% cutoff
- Latest 1-year: BY26101H — 1.46% cutoff
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- Latest 6-month T-bill: BS26111H — 1.48% cutoff
- Latest SSB: GX26070F — 1.46% year 1
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