In the wake of Hurricane Irene, SIFMA is not recommending any changes to the trading of US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities in the United States on Monday, August 29, 2011. If conditions change, SIFMA will alert the market to any changes to this recommendation as soon as possible.
This recommendation applies to trading of US dollar-denominated government securities, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, over-the-counter investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, municipal bonds and secondary money market trading in bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper and Yankee and Euro certificates of deposit.
SIFMA’s recommendations for trading in the fixed income markets are recommendations only; each member firm should decide for itself whether its fixed-income departments remain open for trading. All SIFMA recommendations are subject to change due to market conditions.