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FT Reports On High Level Of BT (NR/BBB/BBB) Equity Shorts Compared To Peers

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  • Noting the FT reporting on the size of short positions in BT; their figures match those we see on the terminal with 2.8% of the outstanding shorted by Ako Capital, CPP, Kintbury, and Blackrock.
  • The article references S&P data showing that 14.9% of their stock is on loan, a proxy for short interest given that FCA filings only require disclosure of shorts greater than 0.5%.
  • They make the comparison that outstanding shorts on Orange, Telefonica, DT, Vodafone, Telecom Italia, Ericsson and Nokia average just 0.95%.
  • BT equity is -29% YoY (vs. -6% for Stoxx 600 Telcos) and -12% YTD (vs. +1.5% for Stoxx 600 Telcos). BT EUR 31s outperformed a basket of peer bonds by ~15bps over H223 (particularly in the wake of their triennial pension review and H1 results) but sit flat YTD.

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