Summary
- The Treasury will reopen a 10-year TIPS at auction on Thursday, with the real yield to maturity expected to be well below zero.
- This TIPS — CUSIP 912828Z37 — had an amazing reopening auction in March, just as Treasury yields were surging.
- It’s not an attractive investment for small-scale investors, but the inflation breakeven rate of about 1.18% will make it appealing to big-money investors.
The U.S. Treasury will offer $12 billion in a reopened 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 912828Z37 — at auction Thursday, in an event that will reveal just how depressing the TIPS market has become.
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
Note, "when you establish an account..." It does say "at any time" (perhaps someplace else?) Regs are tricky!