New Issue Component of Bond Trades
(September 2000)
Trade Type Trades % of Total Par Value % of Total
Other Bond Trades 387,527 85.5% $55,021,757,444 72.4%
New Issue Trades 65,739 14.5% $20,978,768,266 27.6%
Total 453,266 100.0% $76,000,525,710 100.0%
New issue trades are trades where the difference between the trade date and the dated date is less than or equal to 4 weeks (28 days).