Please Note: The associated research paper that underpins this data is currently under a Revise & Resubmit (R&R). The data might be subject to change over the next few months. Any changes will be explicitly documented in the Changelog on GitHub. If you have suggestions for the data / spot any issues, please reach out to alexander.dickerson1@unsw.edu.au.
Paper: If you use our data/code pipeline, please consider citing our paper, “The Corporate Bond Factor Replication Crisis“.
Download the The Corporate Bond Factor Replication Crisis (PDF). SSRN link: The Corporate Bond Factor Replication Crisis.
Available in zipped parquet format. All proprietary data (GVKEY, ratings etc.) are excluded. Generate a full version of this data by executing the trace-data-pipeline codebase (requires WRDS and valid data licenses). Combines Enhanced, Standard and 144A TRACE. Please see the data dictionary and associated README files on the GitHub.
Without Volume Filters:
- Daily TRACE data download: Includes Enhanced, Standard and 144A TRACE. Does not filter based on par or dollar volume. Includes accrued interest, credit spreads, duration and other bond metrics. See data reports for details.
Enhanced TRACE Data Documentation and Reports (no volume filters):
- Stage 0 Data Report (Enhanced), Stage 0 Data Report (144A)
- Stage 1 Data Report (All data)
- Distressed Bond Data Report (Enhanced, Standard and 144A)
With $10,000 Par Volume Filters:
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With $100,000 Par Volume Filters:
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