Short-term government debt, usually issued in trading units of $250,000 and sold chiefly to large institutional investors Treasury bills do not pay interest but are sold at a discount and mature at par (100) The difference between the purchase price and par at maturity represents the purchaser's income in lieu of interest In Canada such gain is taxed as interest income in the purchaser's hands
Also called T-bills, these are short-term government securities with maturities of no more than one year They are considered risk-free because they are issued by the U S government
Securities sold by the federal government with initial maturities of less than one year They are often considered the lowest-risk security available 221
Debt obligations of the U S Treasury that have maturities of one year or less Maturities for T-bills are usually 91 days, 182 days, or 52 weeks
Short-term U S government securities that have maturities of less than one year that are sold at weekly auctions at a discount and are redeemed at face value Risk is low
Treasury Bills are a form of short-term government borrowing When the government is a little short of funds temporarily they will make a Treasury Bill issue The size of the issue depends on how much they need The Bills are a promise to pay (an IOU) and usually mature after 91 days They are offered to the money markets by a weekly tender
short-term securities issued by the State Treasury (with maturities of 52 weeks or less); Treasury bills are not traded on the WSE
a negotiable debt obligation issued by the U S Treasury with maturities of 13, 26, and 52 weeks; non interest bearing but issued on a discount basis instead
A government security, sold through Reserve Bank of India for short-term loans, 91 days to 364 days Unit Just as shares represent the extent of equity ownership in a company, units represent your extent of ownership in a mutual fund Unit trust A mutual fund that invest only in bonds that pays principal and interest Unit holder An investor who invests money in mutual funds
short-dated (up to three months) securities issued by the Bank of England on behalf of the UK government to cover short-term financing needs
Short-term interest-bearing money market instruments issued weekly by the federal government and sold in maturities ranging from 30 days to one year Top of Page
Government-backed securities issued on a discount basis in denominations of $10,000 Maturities range from three months to one year
Low-risk, low-income debt (IOUs, usually sold in $10,000 increments) of one year or less issued by the U S Treasury Department to cover costs No interest is paid, but the debt is sold at less than face value and repaid for full value when it comes due
Short-term interest bearing money market instruments issued weekly by the federal government and sold in maturities ranging from 30 days to one year
Debt obligations of the U S Treasury that have maturities of one year or less Maturities for T-bills are usually 91 days, 182 days or 52 weeks Unlike Treasury bonds and notes, which pay interest semiannually, Treasury bills are issued at a discount from their face value Interest income from Treasury bills is the difference between the purchase price and the Treasury bill's face value Bills are issued in denominations of $10,000 with increments of $5,000 for amounts above $10,000 Treasurys are widely regarded as the safest bond investments, because they are backed by the "full faith and credit" of the U S government See "Types of Bonds " BACK TO TOP
Short-term U S government bonds Some ARM indexes are based on the interest rate that the government pays on the pile of federal debt The most commonly used government interest rate indexes for ARMs are for six-month and twelve-month treasury bills The treasury bill indexes tend to respond quickly to market changes in interest rates
Debt obligations of the US Treasury that have maturities of one year or less Maturities for T-bills are usually 91 days, 182 days, or 52 weeks
Short-term U S government obligations, generally issued with 13, 26 or 52-week maturities
mature in 13, 26 or 52 weeks They are sold at a discount, thus, when they are redeemed at the full, face value, they have, in a sense, accumulated interest They are sold in units of $10,000 with additional units available for $5,000
Short-term obligations of a government issued for periods of one year or less Treasury bills do not carry a rate of interest and are issued at a discount on the par value Treasury bills are repaid at par on the due date
Debt securities issued by the US Treasury Department with maturities of three, six or twelve months Securities are generally sold in minimum denominations of $10,000
A short-term obligation of the U.S. Treasury having a maturity period of one year or less and sold at a discount from face value. an American government bond. Treasury bills are sold to raise money for the government and usually bought by large financial institutions around the world. Short-term U.S. government security with maturities ranging from one month to 26 weeks. Treasury bills are usually sold at auction on a discount basis with a yield equal to the difference between the purchase price and the maturity value. Because they are highly liquid (money not being tied up in them for long periods of time), their yield rate is normally lower than that of longer-term securities. Their prices do not usually fluctuate as much as those of other government securities but may be influenced by the purchase or sale of large quantities of bills by the central bank. First used extensively during World War I, treasury bills were initially regarded as an emergency source of revenue, but their flexibility and relatively low interest led to their adoption as a permanent element in the national debt. From 1970 to 1998 the minimum order for treasury bills was $10,000, after which it was reduced to $1,000. In 2001 the U.S. Treasury stopped offering treasury bills with maturities of 52 weeks
Discount instruments issued by the federal government at a weekly auction The T-bills generally have original maturities of 13 weeks (3 months), 26 weeks (6 months) and 52 weeks (1 year)
A short term debt issued by a national government with a maximum maturity of one year Treasury bills are sold at discount, such that the difference between purchase price and the value at maturity is the amount of interest
Treasury bills (T-bills), guaranteed by the U S Government, and are issued at a discount and pay no interest, but receive full face value if held until maturity T-bills are short-term securities with a maturity that is less than a year
A short-term debt security of the U S Government, known as a T-Bill T-Bills are short term, highly liquid investments that mature anywhere from 3 months to a year, are sold at a discount, and return to their full face value at maturity The interest earned is the difference between the face value of the bill (minimum denomination is $10,000 with $1,000 increments) and the purchase price
A non-interest bearing obligation, fully guaranteed by the U S Government, payable to the bearer Bills are sold on a discount basis so that the income is the difference between the purchase price and the face value
A non-interest-bearing obligation, fully guaranteed by the United States Government, payable to the bearer Bills are sold on a discount basis so that the yield is the difference between the purchase price and the face value thereof
A short-term debt security of the U S Government, known as a "T-Bill " T-Bills are short term, highly liquid investments that mature anywhere from 3 months to a year, are sold at a discount, and return to their full face value at maturity The interest earned is the difference between the face value of the bill and the purchase price
A Treasury Bill is a discounted financial asset issued by the government with maturities of 18 months or less Like any government debt, the investment in Treasury Bills also has fiscal bonuses for those purchase them
~ A government issued security with a maturity of one year or less T-bills are sold at a discount to their maturity value Interest on a T-bill is the difference between the discount price and the amount paid on the security when it matures
Short-term government debt Treasury bills bear no interest, but are sold at a discount The difference between the discount price and par value is the return to be received by the investor
A short-term, low-risk investment issued by a federal or provincial government It is sold in denominations ranging from $1,000 to $1 million, with terms to maturity of one month to a year The difference between the purchase price and the face amount represents the return to the investor