I would like to buy some TG31 gilts as I thought it could be a useful halfway house between safe preservation of capital and a hedge against falling rates.
I’ve only owned very short dated gilts up to now, and know the spread is likely to be wider and the intraday price more volatile with a longer duration gilt like TG31. Does anyone have any useful advice on how to optimise when buying eg I’ve heard better liquidity during mid week and late morning to early afternoon? And should I be concerned about minor day to day price fluctuations or just buy given it’s a long duration bond anyway? I’m with interactive investor by the way. I would be grateful for any thoughts, thanks.