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G-SEC Strips

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G-SEC STRIPS

What are G-SEC Strips?

Curated by isolating each cash flow from a Government security!

G-SEC STRIPS let investors hold and trade the individual interest and principal components of eligible Government Treasury notes and Government Bonds as separate securities
Created by isolating each of the cash flows from a Government security.

STRIPS

Popular GStrips

STRIPS

Popular GStrips

Stripping is the process of separating a standard coupon-bearing bond into its individual coupon and principal components. For example, a 10 year coupon bearing bond can be stripped into 20 coupon and one principal instruments, all of which thenceforth would become zero coupon bonds.

G-SEC STRIPS: Simplifying the concept!

C1C2C3C4......CnP

Entire Strip

C1C2C3C4......CnP

Individual Strips

Breaking full security into individual cash flows

C - CouponP - Principal
G-SEC STRIPS are ideal for all investors right from low risk appetite investors like Retail customers , Pension and Insurance companies to high risk appetite investors like hedge fund

G-SEC STRIPS Breakups

PCn••••••C4C3C2C1

Entire Strip

PCn••••••C4C3C2C1

Individual Strips

Breaking full security into individual cash flows

C - CouponP - Principal
STRIPS are ideal for all investors right from low risk appetite investors like Retail customers , Pension and Insurance companies to high risk appetite investors like hedge fund

What do we get post stripping?

Coupon Strips
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Multiple Coupon G-STRIPS with each coupon flow maturity having a unique ISIN.

Principal Strips
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One Principal G-STRIP with principal flow of the original security having a distinct ISIN.

Revised guidelines announced by RBI on May 3, 2018 All fixed rate, transferable, SLR eligible G-sec can now be STRIPped!

With G-STRIPS, investors can now get Zero Coupon Bond G-secs across the full maturity spectrum of G-secs issued by Government of India.

  • A single cash flow from a STRIP means no coupons in between
  • No re-investment risk
Pricing of G-STRIPS

Each G-STRIP to be priced as a ZCB.
Transactions take place at the yield (to 4 decimals) agreed by the buyer and the seller.

Yield quoting convention

MONEY MARKET
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For less than 6 months

semi annual
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For greater than 6 months

Price arrived at by discounting the single cash flow of the G-STRIP at the agreed yield. Price expressed as Discounted Value per Rs. 100 Face Value.

Example

See the exampleBondsIndia

Let’s understand the pricing better with the help of an example

The face value of a G-Strip Bond is Rs 1000. The bond bears a coupon rate of 9% with coupon payments being made at the end of each year. The maturity of the bond is 4 years. If the bond is redeemable at a premium of 11%. What would be the present market price of the bond?

YearsCash FlowPV Factor @ 11%PV of Cash Flow
1 to 4903.102279.22
411100.658730.38
Total Present Value : 1009.6

Advantages of G-STRIPS

HIGHEST SAFETY
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More secured than AAA Corporate Bond

OPTIONS
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Variety of tenure options available

BETTER RETURNS
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Than FD and tax-adjusted AAA corporate bonds

LOW MINIMUM INVESTMENT
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Lowest Minimum investment starting at Rs 1000

CASHFLOW FROM GOVERMNENT SECURITY
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Created by isolating each of the cash flows

NO INVESTMENT RISK
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No reinvestment risk

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