10/09/2026
Mortgage bonds are basically a covered call, says Harley Bassman, creator of the MOVE Index.
Buy a 10-year Treasury at par and sell a 3-year call struck at 105: your upside is capped, your downside is not, and that’s why mortgage bonds pay more. Harley admits it’s not exact, just “in the right zip code.”
And if you think Fannie, Freddie or Ginnie can go bankrupt? His advice is guns, gold and cans of tuna.
Full episode on the Tall Oaks Podcast.