Bio

Petr Kocourek is a Senior Economist in the Financial Markets Department at the Bank of Canada.

Research Field(s): Financial Markets Macroeconomics

Staff research

Government of Canada Fixed-Income Market Ecology II: Government of Canada Bond Dealing

Staff analytical paper 2026-11 Petr Kocourek, Adrian Walton
This analytical paper examines the organization of Government of Canada bond dealing. We focus on dealers’ hedging and funding practices, the market infrastructures that support those practices, and trading costs across the yield curve. This paper builds on earlier work discussing Canada’s fixed-income market: "Government of Canada Fixed-Income Market Ecology."
Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical paper JEL Code(s): G, G1, G10, G2, G20, H, H6, H63 Research Theme(s): Financial markets and funds management, Market functioning, Market structure, Financial system, Financial institutions and intermediation, Financial stability and systemic risk

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