Residential Mortgage Convexity in a Higher Rate Environment: Risks, Opportunities, and Portfolio Positioning
Higher interest rates have created attractive yield opportunities in residential mortgages, but elevated volatility, duration extension, and changing borrower behavior present new challenges for insurance investors. Scott Waterstredt of Bayview Asset Management examines evolving mortgage convexity risks, the trade-offs among different loan characteristics, and the importance of disciplined option-adjusted spread analysis in identifying relative value and positioning portfolios for transforming market conditions.
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